Shilimela Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Shilimela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 410 | 1:5,877 | 1,144 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shilimela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilimela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shilimela is found most in Namibia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shilimela.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilimela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 708,658th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. The surname Shilimela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shilimela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Namibia, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 5,877. In Namibia Shilimela is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent are found, Oshana Region, where 17 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Namibia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silimela | 94 | 1,287 | / |
| Chilimela | 89 | 25 | / |
| Shelimela | 89 | 7 | / |
| Shilimila | 89 | 1 | / |
| Silimeli | 82 | 44 | / |
| Selimela | 82 | 24 | / |
| Silimala | 82 | 17 | / |
| Silumela | 82 | 13 | / |
| Silemela | 82 | 3 | / |
| Silimelo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silimila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chelimela | 78 | 1,394 | / |
| Chilimila | 78 | 131 | / |
| Chilemela | 78 | 101 | / |
| Shilumala | 78 | 10 | / |
| Shelimala | 78 | 8 | / |
| Shilemele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chelimeela | 74 | 8 | / |
| Shelimalla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chileemela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Selemela | 71 | 5,007 | / |
| Silumala | 71 | 44 | / |
| Zilimele | 71 | 8 | / |
| Celimela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Selimala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Silemele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silumola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chelimila | 67 | 119 | / |
| Chelemela | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chilemila | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chelimeli | 67 | 15 | / |
| Silumalla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Selimalla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Selimolla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seelemela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilimile | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shilimela
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