Shigela Surname
Approximately 6,411 people bear this surname
Shigela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,381 | 1:8,297 | 1,089 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shigela (2,251) may also be a first name.
Shigela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shigela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shigela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shigela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shigela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shigela is the 76,436th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,136,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shigela live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shigela is also the 157,434th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,251 people.
Shigela is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,381 people, or 1 in 8,297. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 30 percent live, Tabora Region, where 18 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Shigela occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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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 Shigela
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