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 more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilemba? popularity and diffusion

Shilemba is the 728,955th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilemba live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, held by 13 people.

This last name is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 6,749. In Namibia Shilemba is most common in: Oshikoto Region, where 69 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 16 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Namibia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Shilemba
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