Shilama Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Shilama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 50 | 1:923,598 | 33,552 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shilama (100) may also be a first name.
Shilama Demographics
Shilama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shilama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shilama (Hindi: शीलमा, Oriya: ଶିଲାମା) is most common in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shilama are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 100 people.
The surname Shilama is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya Shilama is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent reside and Busia County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Shilama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shilama last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଲାମା | silama | - |
| Shilama in the Hindi language | ||
| शीलमा | silama | 57.14 |
| शिलमा | silama | 42.86 |
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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 Shilama
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