Shileka Surname
Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname
Shileka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 611 | 1:3,943 | 718 |
| Tanzania | 517 | 1:102,402 | 10,014 |
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
Shileka (18) may also be a first name.
Shileka Demographics
Shileka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shileka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shileka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shileka (Hindi: शिलेका) has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shileka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 315,094th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,118,846 people. The surname Shileka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shileka reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name globally It is held by 18 people.
The last name Shileka is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 611 people, or 1 in 3,943. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 36 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 30 percent live and Khomas Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 43 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.
Shileka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shileka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shileka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shileka in the Hindi language | ||
| शिलेका | sileka | - |
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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 Shileka
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