Shilumba Surname
Approximately 1,970 people bear this surname
Shilumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,960 | 1:27,011 | 3,263 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Shilumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shilumba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilumba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 209,713th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,699,262 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilumba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Shilumba is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,960 people, or 1 in 27,011. In Tanzania Shilumba is primarily found in: Songwe Region, where 73 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent are found and Geita Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Namibia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silumba | 93 | 905 | / |
| Chilumba | 88 | 11,394 | / |
| Shulumba | 88 | 39 | / |
| Shilumbe | 88 | 13 | / |
| Shilumbi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Shilimba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Silummba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Siluimba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chilumbay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chailumba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silomba | 80 | 2,618 | / |
| Sulumba | 80 | 2,519 | / |
| Silumbe | 80 | 2,240 | / |
| Cilumba | 80 | 473 | / |
| Selumba | 80 | 148 | / |
| Silimba | 80 | 26 | / |
| Silumbi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Silumbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilumbo | 75 | 2,769 | / |
| Chilumbi | 75 | 438 | / |
| Shilombo | 75 | 38 | / |
| Shilombe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chilumbe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shelimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sulumbah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shelomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilumwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chailumbi | 71 | 70 | / |
| Silombo | 67 | 1,057 | / |
| Cilomba | 67 | 255 | / |
| Selimba | 67 | 57 | / |
| Selomba | 67 | 35 | / |
| Cilimba | 67 | 19 | / |
| Silombe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Selumbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sulumbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silimbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sulimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilumbi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shilumba
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