Shilumbu Surname

272,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shilumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Shilumbu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia9911:2,431376
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shilumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shilumbu is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilumbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,239th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,096,186 people. The surname Shilumbu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilumbu live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Shilumbu is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 991 people, or 1 in 2,431. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Oshikoto Region, where 30 percent live, Oshana Region, where 23 percent live and Ohangwena Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silumbu938,446/
Chilumbu881,755/
Shulumbu881/
Shelaumbu821/
Sulumbu8062/
Cilumbu8056/
Silimbu8016/
Sylumbu801/
Siliembou7111/
Cilombu6721/
Selimbau636/
Celumbus631/
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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 Shilumbu
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