Shilaba Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Shilaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 75 | 1:211,332 | 13,534 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Shilaba (18) may also be a first name.
Shilaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shilaba (Oriya: ଶିଲବା) is found most in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilaba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Shilaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilaba live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 211,332. In Zambia Shilaba is primarily found in: Central Province, where 45 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 44 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଲବା | silaba | - |
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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 Shilaba
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