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 surname Shillek occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shillek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shillek is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shillek reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria Shillek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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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