Shakunu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shakunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Shakunu (7) may also be a first name.
Shakunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakunu occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shakunu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakunu live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 7 people.
The last name Shakunu is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Shakunu is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 80 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Namibia it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakungu | 93 | 130 | / |
| Shaakungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sakungu | 86 | 92 | / |
| Sakunnu | 86 | 73 | / |
| Shekunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shokunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakunnui | 80 | 64 | / |
| Sakaungu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sakunnut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saikungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakinu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Zakunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sokunu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sekunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakunhuha | 75 | 476 | / |
| Chakounou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sahacunnu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekhunu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakaumnouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokhunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekounu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shokonu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saekhunu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sakunnoo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sokoungou | 63 | 10 | / |
| Chokumnuy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sekinu | 62 | 21 | / |
| Sokinu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zokunu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sokonnu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Sakinau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Siaconu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Siokinu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chokaumnouy | 56 | 5 | / |
| Zokeuneu | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Shakunu
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