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 last name Shellu (Hindi: शेल्लू) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shellu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shellu is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Shellu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shellu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 77 people.
The last name Shellu is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 55,804. In Liberia it 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. Other than Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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