Shamuna Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Shamuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shamuna (650) may also be a first name.
Shamuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamuna (Bengali: ষমুনা, Georgian: შამუნა, Hindi: शमूना, Marathi: शमुना) is found most in Ghana. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamuna? popularity and diffusion
Shamuna is the 772,238th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Shamuna occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shamuna reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamuna is also the 325,842nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 650 people.
Shamuna is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Aside from Ghana this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamuna in the Georgian language | ||
| შამუნა | shamuna | - |
| Shamuna in the Bengali language | ||
| ষমুনা | samuna | - |
| Shamuna in the Hindi language | ||
| शमूना | samuna | 60.92 |
| शमुना | samuna | 34.48 |
| शामूना | samuna | 2.3 |
| शामुना | samuna | 2.3 |
| Shamuna in the Marathi language | ||
| शमुना | samuna | 60 |
| शामुना | samuna | 30 |
| शमूना | samuna | 10 |
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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 Shamuna
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