Shilungu Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Shilungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 318 | 1:166,483 | 14,737 |
| Kenya | 232 | 1:199,051 | 14,565 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Shilungu (78) may also be a first name.
Shilungu Demographics
Shilungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shilungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shilungu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shilungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 547,713th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilungu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most common given name at a global level, borne by 78 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 166,483. In Tanzania Shilungu is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 64 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Shilungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shillungu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shilugu | 93 | 485 | / |
| Silungu | 93 | 284 | / |
| Chilungu | 88 | 946 | / |
| Shulungu | 88 | 559 | / |
| Sihlungu | 88 | 13 | / |
| Shelungu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sailungu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Silugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sulungu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Sihlunu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Selungu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chilugu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cilungu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Silongu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sileunou | 75 | 49 | / |
| Silyunus | 75 | 25 | / |
| Sihlongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sihlaugu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zihlungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silogu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Selugu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chelungus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selusingu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cilongu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Selumnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selougou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Chelugut | 63 | 2 | / |
| Silumhous | 59 | 0 | / |
| Selugoe | 53 | 9 | / |
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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 Shilungu
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