Shakunu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shakunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

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

Shakunu occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shakunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakunu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakunu reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shakunu is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 7 people.

This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Shakunu is most common in: Omusati Region, where 80 percent live and Oshana Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakungu93130/
Shaakungu881/
Sakungu8692/
Sakunnu8673/
Shekunu861/
Shokunu861/
Sakunnui8064/
Sakaungu804/
Sakunnut802/
Saikungu801/
Sakinu7724/
Zakunu774/
Sokunu772/
Sekunu771/
Sakunhuha75476/
Chakounou753/
Sahacunnu751/
Sekhunu712/
Sakaumnouy711/
Sokhunu711/
Sekounu711/
Shokonu711/
Saekhunu6712/
Sakunnoo679/
Sokoungou6310/
Chokumnuy631/
Sekinu6221/
Sokinu621/
Zokunu621/
Sokonnu573/
Sakinau571/
Siaconu571/
Siokinu571/
Chokaumnouy565/
Zokeuneu531/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis