Shilah Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Shilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 191 | 1:277,181 | 21,789 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shilah (671) may also be a first name.
Shilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shilah (Marathi: शीलह) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,121,821st most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shilah live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 320,288th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 671 people.
The surname Shilah is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 277,181. In Tanzania Shilah is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 98 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Shilah exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilah in the Marathi language | ||
| शीलह | silaha | - |
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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 Shilah
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