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 surname Shilunga occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 152,565th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,526,888 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilunga are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Shilunga is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 2,405 people, or 1 in 1,002. In Namibia Shilunga is mostly found in: Oshikoto Region, where 20 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 18 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Namibia Shilunga exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Shilunga
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