Shilawa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shilawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shilawa (7) may also be a first name.
Shilawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shilawa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shilawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilawa are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Shilawa is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 7 people.
The last name Shilawa is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Barring The DR Congo Shilawa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Shilawa
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