Shagasha Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shagasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shagasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Shagasha (151) may also be a first name.

Shagasha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shagasha has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shagasha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shagasha live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 151 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 45 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

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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 Shagasha
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