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 has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakunu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakunu are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shakunu is also the 4,548,448th most frequent first name in the world, held by 7 people.
The last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Shakunu is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 80 percent live and Oshana Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live.
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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