Shilema Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Shilema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 76 | 1:208,552 | 13,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Shilema (11) may also be a first name.
Shilema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shilema is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilema? popularity and diffusion
Shilema is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Shilema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilema live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
Shilema is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 208,552. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 49 percent are found, Southern Province, where 43 percent are found and Western Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Shilema
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