Shellu Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Shellu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 79 | 1:55,804 | 4,929 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Shellu (77) may also be a first name.
Shellu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shellu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shellu (Hindi: शेल्लू) is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shellu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,666,404th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Shellu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Shellu is also the 1,100,117th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 77 people.
The surname Shellu is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 55,804. In Liberia Shellu is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 49 percent are found, Lofa County, where 23 percent are found and Bomi County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Liberia Shellu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shellu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shellu in the Hindi language | ||
| शेल्लू | sellu | 66.67 |
| शेल्लु | sellu | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shellu
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