Shiluba Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shiluba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiluba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Shiluba (64) may also be a first name.

Shiluba Last Name Facts

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

Shiluba is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shiluba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiluba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiluba live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shiluba is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 64 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Shiluba is mostly found in: Western Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siluba9274/
Shilubhai889/
Chiluba866,170/
Shiloba861,183/
Shiluwa86763/
Shiliba8653/
Sailuba8628/
Silubai8611/
Shiluva862/
Shuluba861/
Shilubi861/
Shailubhai824/
Silubaya80112/
Sailouba8012/
Seilouba809/
Shilibai807/
Shelubay804/
Shelubai802/
Shiluwah801/
Shiluwaa801/
Silubhai801/
Suluba77639/
Siliba77343/
Silubo7744/
Siloba7725/
Seluba7714/
Siluva7711/
Ciluba775/
Siluwa772/
Silube772/
Silubi771/
Sailaubai7580/
Sailubhai753/
Shiluwaha751/
Sailaubay751/
Chiluwa71280/
Chilube7175/
Sulubay7161/
Silibay7161/
Siluvai7160/
Siluwat7159/
Schilhuber7141/
Sheloba7134/
Soiluva7130/
Silibai7125/
Chilubi7124/
Selouba7121/
Sheluwa7121/
Siluubo7120/
Sulubai7113/
Chiluva717/
Sulubha714/
Cheluba713/
Sehloba712/
Zilauba712/
Selhiba712/
Zilubai711/
Sailiba711/
Shchelubai711/
Selubai711/
Shilobe711/
Shyloba711/
Silubiy711/
Ssiliba711/
Chilubo711/
Shiliebo6798/
Chileuwa6758/
Seylouba677/
Silobhai676/
Chilouwa674/
Selubhai674/
Cilubhai673/
Shiloobi671/
Seleubai671/
Shiloova671/

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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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  • 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 Shiluba
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