Shilaku Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shilaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Albania31:971,35222,477

Shilaku (11) may also be a first name.

Shilaku Last Name Facts

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

Shilaku occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shilaku.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Shilaku occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shilaku reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 2 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.

Shilaku Last Name Statistics demography

Shilaku earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning R 230,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silaku9211/
Sehlaku8635/
Shileku8630/
Sihlaku8612/
Silakau869/
Silakhu864/
Sitlaku862/
Silakut861/
Sailaku861/
Shilakoe80227/
Silakhup80226/
Shullaku808/
Sithlaku801/
Chilakou801/
Silyakus801/
Chilakud801/
Sileku77290/
Selaku773/
Sulaku772/
Sylaku771/
Cilaku771/
Cheilakou7589/
Sieliakus7549/
Silakhoup751/
Sheleku7127/
Sylakou7116/
Xhelaku711/
Chiloku711/
Silokeu711/
Siliacus6734/
Seelakud676/
Seelakhu671/
Sehlakoe671/
Sehlekou671/
Sielekou671/

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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 Shilaku
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