Shilatu Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Shilatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 634 | 1:83,504 | 8,524 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Shilatu (273) may also be a first name.
Shilatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shilatu (Marathi: िशलतु) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilatu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 481,056th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilatu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 537,992nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 273 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 83,504. In Tanzania Shilatu is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 41 percent live, Geita Region, where 32 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Mali, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shailatu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Shillatu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Silatu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Seilatu | 86 | 164 | / |
| Chilatu | 86 | 77 | / |
| Shelatu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shilotu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sailatu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Silatus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shilothu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sailatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheliatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sulatu | 77 | 50 | / |
| Selatu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Silotu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zilatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schelatus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sehelatus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Silothu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Seliatu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Suliatu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Cilathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zilyatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cilattu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelattu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sulahatu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zilhatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sulaittu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zailyatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seliatus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelatoe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheelothu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shellatoe | 63 | 0 | / |
| Selotu | 62 | 14 | / |
| Seletu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Suletu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chelotu | 57 | 79 | / |
| Selotau | 57 | 24 | / |
| Selatoe | 57 | 20 | / |
| Suleetu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Zeliatu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Celatus | 57 | 2 | / |
| Suleytu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Celattu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Suletou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zeylatou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cheliotou | 50 | 79 | / |
Shilatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilatu in the Marathi language | ||
| िशलतु | isalatu | - |
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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 Shilatu
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