Shembilu Surname
Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname
Shembilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,302 | 1:22,998 | 2,835 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shembilu (10) may also be a first name.
Shembilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shembilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shembilu is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shembilu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 183,926th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. The surname Shembilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shembilu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,302 people, or 1 in 22,998. In Tanzania Shembilu is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 68 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sembilu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shambilu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sembilou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shimbilu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simbilu | 80 | 114 | / |
| Sembelu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sambilu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimbilu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sembelou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chembelu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Simbailu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shambelu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambelu | 67 | 64 | / |
| Schambelau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimbelu | 63 | 155 | / |
| Simbelou | 63 | 15 | / |
| Senbelou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Senvilus | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simwilou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zymbilou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shinwilu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chenbelu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simwelu | 53 | 107 | / |
| Sinvilus | 50 | 49 | / |
| Sinvelus | 50 | 4 | / |
| Zimbelou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sinbelou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Shembilu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis