Shillek Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Shillek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shillek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shillek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shillek is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shillek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Shillek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Shillek live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Shillek occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 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 Shillek
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