Shilunga Surname

152,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shilunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2,4051:1,002119
Tanzania4611:114,84111,032
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shilunga (13) may also be a first name.

Shilunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shilunga is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shilunga is the 152,565th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,526,888 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilunga reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 2,405 people, or 1 in 1,002. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Oshikoto Region, where 20 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 18 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Namibia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shilunga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis