Tshiluba Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tshiluba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshiluba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Tshiluba (36) may also be a first name.

Tshiluba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshiluba is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshiluba? popularity and diffusion

Tshiluba is the 579,404th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. The surname Tshiluba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshiluba reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tshiluba is also the 1,717,090th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 136,814. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshilubay941/
Tshiloba88568/
Tshiluwa8868/
Tshilubi8841/
Tshiliba8839/
Tchiluba8827/
Tshuluba886/
Tshilumpa821/
Chiluba806,170/
Tsuluba8062/
Tshilobo754,580/
Tselyuba7548/
Ts'uluba7540/
T'Suluba7510/
Tsheluva751/
Ciluba715/
Chilubaya711/
Chiluwa67280/
Chilube6775/
Cieluba6736/
Zhiliba6732/
Chilubi6724/
Zhailaubai6710/
Chiluva677/
Cheluba673/
Zilauba672/
Zilubai671/
Chilubo671/

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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 Tshiluba
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