Shilaya Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Shilaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Shilaya (82) may also be a first name.
Shilaya Demographics
Shilaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shilaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shilaya (Russian: Шилая) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shilaya is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Shilaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilaya are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shilaya is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 82 people.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent are found.
Shilaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shilaya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilaya in the Russian language | ||
| Шилая | silaa | - |
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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 Shilaya
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