Shakanga Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shakanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shakanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakanga is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakanga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Shakanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Shakanga live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent are found and Southern Province, where 20 percent are found. Barring Zambia Shakanga occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shakanga
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