Shilenje Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Shilenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shilenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shilenje occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilenje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,403,590th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shilenje reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Shilenje is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya Shilenje is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, 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
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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 Shilenje
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