Shololo Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Shololo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shololo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho541:37,6406,590
Namibia381:63,4057,039
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Swaziland91:144,244719
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Shololo (12) may also be a first name.

Shololo Last Name Facts

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

Shololo (Russian: Шололо) is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shololo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shololo is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Shololo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shololo reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shololo is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 37,640. In Lesotho Shololo is primarily concentrated in: Berea District, where 44 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 33 percent live and Maseru District, where 11 percent live. Beside Lesotho it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Shololo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shololo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Shololo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.58% less than the national average, earning R 110,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shololoi936/
Shoololo931/
Sololo92836/
Sholola861,701/
Siololo861,379/
Chololo8680/
Sehlolo868/
Sololou863/
Sholalo863/
Shelolo862/
Sohlolo861/
Sahlolo861/
Soloulo861/
Sholelo860/
Shollola803/
Shoslola802/
Sholiola801/
Sehlohlo801/
Sehlolho801/
Shololaa801/
Selolo772,940/
Solola772,023/
Zololo77251/
Salolo77106/
Solalo7722/
Solelo7713/
Sololá774/
Sulolo772/
Solulo771/
Schelollo751/
Sehlola711,180/
Saloloy71115/
Cholola7168/
Sialolo7157/
Shalola7115/
Sololia719/
Soliola717/
Sollola717/
Sallolo717/
Sololla716/
Sholala716/
Zoloylo715/
Zoloilo714/
Salolio711/
Suloloh711/
Saloloi711/
Solatlo711/
Soloula711/
Sholela711/
Solallo711/
Chalolo711/
Sulolot711/
Shaloula67130/
Saloulou6739/
Cholalos6712/
Sollolla674/
Shaloolo674/
Salehloo672/
Shollula671/
Shoulala671/
Choolola671/
Saloyloy671/
Salahloo671/

Shololo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shololo in the Russian language
Шололоsololo-

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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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  • 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 Shololo
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