Shilugu Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shilugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4841:109,38310,576
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Shilugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shilugu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilugu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 109,383. In Tanzania Shilugu is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 75 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 23 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Shilugu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilungu93584/
Silugu921/
Shillungu881/
Silungu86284/
Chilugu866/
Sihlungu8013/
Shelungu803/
Sailungu802/
Sihlaugu801/
Sulugu7758/
Silogu7717/
Selugu7713/
Siligu774/
Selungu717/
Cilungu714/
Suluguí712/
Chelugu711/
Selougou673/
Chelugut672/
Seligu620/
Selugoe579/
Siligou571/

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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 Shilugu
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