Shamhun Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shamhun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shamhun (6) may also be a first name.
Shamhun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamhun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamhun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamhun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Shamhun occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Shamhun are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamhun is also the 4,967,096th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 6 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Shamhun is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 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 Shamhun
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