Shilinde Surname

76,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shilinde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilinde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,4321:8,2311,076
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Shilinde (2,420) may also be a first name.

Shilinde Last Name Facts

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

Shilinde occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilinde? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,204th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,132,662 people. The last name Shilinde is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilinde live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shilinde is also the 150,669th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 2,420 people.

The surname Shilinde is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,432 people, or 1 in 8,231. In Tanzania Shilinde is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 19 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Shilinde is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Shilinde
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