Shengelia Surname

55,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Shengelia Surname User-submission:

The most common Mingrelian-Georgian last name.

Meaning: 'waiting for someone'.

Shengelia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia7,3531:50920
Abkhazia1,3471:18011
Russia2931:491,88845,508
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Shengelia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The most common Mingrelian-Georgian last name.

Meaning: 'waiting for someone'.

- romin

Shengelia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shengelia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shengelia (Georgian: შენგელია, Russian: Шенгелиа) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shengelia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shengelia is the 55,947th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 803,301 people. The surname Shengelia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shengelia live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is borne by 7,353 people, or 1 in 509. In Georgia Shengelia is mostly concentrated in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 37 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 28 percent reside and Imereti, where 27 percent reside. Barring Georgia this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Shengelia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (96%) in Georgia and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shengelia last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Shengelia earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,639 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shengelaia95396/
Shenguelia951/
Shengeli9435/
Sengelia944/
Shegelia943/
Shengelya8927/
Shengelay8915/
Chengelia897/
Shengeliy891/
Shangelia891/
Sengela88262/
Shenela884/
Senelia882/
Shengelaya8473/
Chenguelia8420/
Shengala8281/
Shangela8233/
Chengela8231/
Sangelia8222/
Chenelia8218/
Shengelo8217/
Shengele8217/
Shengyli8210/
Songelia828/
Senguela827/
Shingela824/
Shengola823/
Shinelia822/
Sheneela822/
Shehnela822/
Shegelya821/
Singelia821/
Sheneila821/
Sengella821/
Senzelia821/
Shongela821/
Segela8056/
Senela8022/
Sinengela78104/
Shangilia7863/
Shehneela7823/
Sanghelia784/
Senguelas782/
Shenhelya782/
Shenhelai782/
Chengelio781/
Shingeela781/
Shengalai781/
Shengilla781/
Seangelis781/
Shangeela781/
Sheengala781/
Chengelah781/
Shigela756,411/
Seguela751,062/
Songela75958/
Senzela75546/
Sangela75368/
Senetla75150/
Sengelo7575/
Segilia7567/
Senelas7562/
Chenela7558/
Zengela7546/
Singela7539/
Shenila7534/
Sensela7533/
Sengila7521/
Senyela7520/
Shegila7516/
Cenelia759/
Shenelo757/
Seniela757/
Seneela756/
Senelio755/
Seanela753/
Sekgela752/
Chegela751/
Shinela751/
Seggela751/
Sinelia751/
Ssegela751/
Senilia751/
Cengela751/
Senelah751/
Segnela751/
Seegela751/
Semgela751/
Chisengela742/
Songalia711,516/
Shangala711,473/
Shingala711,135/
Sangalia71402/
Chenjela71321/
Shongola71279/
Shinyela71142/
Shingola7196/
Seguelas7167/
Shangila7156/
Chengelo7143/
Shehnila7132/
Siniglia7125/
Shingele7120/
Chenelat7119/
Shingelo7117/
Sensilia7112/
Shingila7112/
Shingili7111/
Seakgela7111/
Sengilay719/
Senelath717/
Sengilla716/
Shongala715/
Shangola715/
Shinjela715/
Senzelya714/
Sangolia713/
Shenyelo713/
Ceniglia712/
Senguila712/
Ssengelo712/
Sankgela712/
Shenxelo712/
Chingela712/
Sangeela711/
Sangelah711/
Sangelya711/
Sangilia711/
Singelas711/
Singella711/
Shegilah711/
Senelaph711/
Senelhay711/
Sengeloh711/
Shainela711/
Shengolo711/
Songolia711/
Singuela711/
Sieniela711/
Sanggela711/
Seguelea711/
Senzeela711/
Seneilla711/
Shigiela711/
Songelha711/
Saingeli711/
Segelaap711/
Seenzela711/
Sekgehla711/
Sekgelea711/
Shengile711/
Seigilia711/
Segueila711/
Singelio711/
Shenilah711/
Segelath710/
Sigela67500/
Chenchela67201/
Singuelas67188/
Shanghala67151/
Singelais6775/
Shing'ola6774/
Senelo6746/
Senila6742/
Sinela6730/
Shaangala6722/
Shangalla6718/
Segelo6718/
Saenseela677/
Segila676/
Shingalla675/
Songgalia675/
Sanggalia674/
Senguilas674/
Segueilla674/
Shinghala673/
Zenela673/
Cenela672/
Sanghalia671/
Shinelash671/
Shingaala671/
Shingilla671/
Senguilay671/
Shanghila671/
Shangaila671/
Chenailia671/
Shangalau671/
Shangalei671/
Shangilio671/
Shinyella671/
Saingelie671/
Senengele671/
Synela671/
Cheguelai671/
Chinguela671/
Sitingela671/
Senyla671/
Sanghilia671/

Shengelia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shengelia in the Georgian language
შენგელიაshengelia-
Shengelia in the Russian language
Шенгелиаsengelia-

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