Shamwun Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Shamwun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwun | 92 | 12 | / |
| Shambun | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shanwun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamwum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamboun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamuhon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambun | 77 | 106 | / |
| Samboun | 71 | 124 | / |
| Shombun | 71 | 37 | / |
| Chanwun | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sanwung | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somwhung | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanwoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanwung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheinbaun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samouhoun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sombun | 62 | 27,123 | / |
| Sanbun | 62 | 1,205 | / |
| Sanwon | 62 | 182 | / |
| Somvun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zambun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Somboun | 57 | 56 | / |
| Soombun | 57 | 5 | / |
| Saunbun | 57 | 2 | / |
| Somvung | 57 | 2 | / |
| Somwoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sombunn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sombuun | 57 | 1 | / |
| Seinwun | 57 | 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 Shamwun
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis