Shivela Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Shivela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 47 | 1:51,264 | 6,204 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shivela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shivela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shivela (Hindi: शिवेला, Russian: Шивела) is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shivela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shivela reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shivela is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 51,264. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Khomas Region, where 53 percent live, Hardap Region, where 43 percent live and Oshana Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Namibia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shivela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shivela in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवेला | sivela | - |
| Shivela in the Russian language | ||
| Шивела | sivela | - |
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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 Shivela
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