Shilemba Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shilemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3571:6,7491,315
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shilemba (13) may also be a first name.

Shilemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shilemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shilemba (Russian: Шилемба) is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 728,955th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilemba reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 6,749. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Oshikoto Region, where 69 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 16 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Namibia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silemba93843/
Chilemba889,423/
Shelemba881,843/
Shilamba88896/
Shilembi8835/
Shilembe8812/
Shilimba881/
Silembai881/
Chailemba8262/
Shulembay8214/
Chilembah824/
Chileemba821/
Shailamba821/
Shulembai821/
Silomba802,618/
Selemba80851/
Silamba80303/
Silembe80233/
Silembo80132/
Cilemba80116/
Silimba8026/
Sulemba8012/
Zilemba8010/
Silembi802/
Chaileimba781/
Chilembo7510,535/
Shelembe7510,502/
Chilimba752,869/
Shelembi751,416/
Chilembe75399/
Chilembi75175/
Sselemba75146/
Shilombo7538/
Silambai756/
Chelemba756/
Siluimba751/
Shelembo751/
Sihlamba751/
Chilemwa751/
Shulembo751/
Shelimba751/
Shelenba751/
Shelomba751/
Selembai751/
Selembat751/
Silembet751/
Sielembo751/
Shulenbay7111/
Siliembou7111/
Shelembhe712/
Shulenbai711/
Sheelembe711/
Sichilmbe711/
Shellembi711/
Shelemmbe711/
Silombo671,057/
Selembe67879/
Cilomba67255/
Zilembo67189/
Selembo67175/
Selembi67159/
Šelemba6781/
Silambo6767/
Selimba6757/
Selomba6735/
Cilimba6719/
Selamba6713/
Silimbi679/
Sulamba673/
Silimbo673/
Selymba672/
Silinba672/
Sulimba672/
Silenbo671/
Selemwa671/
Celemba671/
Zilemwa671/
Cilembi671/
Sheilenber671/
Silimua671/
Schelember671/
Cilamba671/
Cilembe671/

Shilemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shilemba in the Russian language
Шилембаsilemba-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shilemba
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