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
Shilimela is most common in Namibia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilimela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shilimela is the 708,658th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shilimela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shilimela is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 5,877. In Namibia it is most numerous 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 this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Shilimela
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