Shakanyi Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Shakanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 275 | 1:192,515 | 16,538 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Shakanyi (71) may also be a first name.
Shakanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakanyi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakanyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 940,398th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name Shakanyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakanyi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 71 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 192,515. In Tanzania Shakanyi is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 96 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Shakanyi is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shakanyi
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