Shamange Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Shamange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 634 | 1:279,405 | 15,802 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shamange (57) may also be a first name.
Shamange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamange Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamange is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamange? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamange is the 513,430th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamange are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamange is also the 1,308,380th most common first name worldwide, held by 57 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 279,405. In Nigeria Shamange is mostly found in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Adamawa, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 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 Shamange
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