Shona Forename
26,810th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 31,586 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland
Shona Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 100% | 7,674 | 1:697 | 149 |
| England | 100% | 5,558 | 1:10,004 | 791 |
| India | 72% | 4,616 | 1:263,188 | 25,390 |
| United States | 94% | 3,798 | 1:95,455 | 4,307 |
| New Zealand | - | 3,206 | 1:1,415 | 319 |
| Australia | - | 1,673 | 1:8,164 | 847 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,360 | 1:24,363 | 2,084 |
| South Africa | 97% | 909 | 1:59,992 | 5,819 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Ireland | 100% | 327 | 1:14,200 | 848 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 175 | 1:175,923 | 4,261 |
| Wales | 100% | 123 | 1:25,157 | 1,249 |
| Russia | 98% | 76 | 1:1,897,812 | 13,039 |
| Indonesia | - | 75 | 1:3,439,516 | 151,863 |
| Netherlands | 97% | 65 | 1:260,032 | 8,683 |
| Pakistan | 82% | 64 | 1:3,036,839 | 35,846 |
| Philippines | 100% | 58 | 1:1,827,750 | 41,703 |
| Qatar | 100% | 51 | 1:46,463 | 5,889 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 50 | 1:3,551,287 | 59,976 |
| Cambodia | 80% | 48 | 1:339,028 | 8,595 |
| DR Congo | 86% | 48 | 1:1,538,075 | 40,404 |
| Thailand | 100% | 48 | 1:1,459,704 | 46,344 |
| Zimbabwe | 56% | 48 | 1:321,330 | 16,770 |
| Germany | 99% | 44 | 1:2,197,224 | 12,262 |
| Northern Ireland | 95% | 41 | 1:44,955 | 1,184 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 41 | 1:742,681 | 28,689 |
| Guyana | 100% | 40 | 1:19,082 | 2,394 |
| Jamaica | - | 32 | 1:90,101 | 4,037 |
| Singapore | 100% | 31 | 1:202,808 | 8,522 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 27 | 1:301,938 | 24,448 |
| France | 100% | 26 | 1:2,556,552 | 13,577 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 20 | 1:410,675 | 7,094 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 17 | 1:3,227 | 641 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 16 | 1:2,038,970 | 18,017 |
| Guernsey | - | 16 | 1:3,958 | 490 |
| Kazakhstan | 60% | 16 | 1:1,109,178 | 11,387 |
| China | - | 15 | 1:91,070,385 | 64,310 |
| Iran | - | 15 | 1:5,233,125 | 19,849 |
| Jersey | 100% | 15 | 1:6,665 | 705 |
| Sweden | 100% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| Norway | 100% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Zambia | - | 12 | 1:1,321,233 | 17,217 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 10 | 1:1,326 | 247 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Israel | 82% | 10 | 1:840,292 | 12,787 |
| Peru | 100% | 10 | 1:3,179,145 | 27,401 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 10 | 1:17,782 | 1,938 |
| Uganda | 83% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Bangladesh | 67% | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Samoa | - | 9 | 1:21,688 | 450 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Cameroon | 50% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| Cook Islands | - | 8 | 1:2,269 | 351 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 8 | 1:752,292 | 11,019 |
| Spain | - | 8 | 1:5,816,246 | 16,159 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Brazil | 100% | 7 | 1:30,605,165 | 257,261 |
| Honduras | - | 7 | 1:1,259,638 | 12,726 |
| Jordan | 100% | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Italy | 100% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 6 | 1:18,597 | 2,290 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 3 | 1:20,433 | 1,694 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
The alternate forms: Shóna (14) & Shöna (2) are calculated separately.
Shona (2,141) may also be a surname.
Shona Forename Popularity
Shona Demographics
Shona Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 598 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Shona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shona in the Russian language | ||
| Шона | sona | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Shona