Shanamu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shanamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shanamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shanamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shanamu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shanamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shanamu is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Shanamu is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shanamu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanamu9226/
Sanamou86313/
Sangamu8646/
Sianamu8626/
Saneamu8612/
Chanamu862/
Sanhamut804/
Sangamou803/
Sannamou801/
Shenammu801/
Satnamui801/
Sanemu7714/
Senamu773/
Shamhamoud71638/
Senamau7130/
Zannamu711/
Sanamoe711/
Songamu711/
Sonamut711/
Sainemu711/
Sonamaut671/
Chanomou671/
Sanoumou671/
Sounamou671/
Shouneumu631/
Senemu626/
Sonomu621/
Sonemu621/
Sonomou575,491/
Songomou531/
Sognomou531/
Sounomou531/
Zaneimou531/

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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 Shanamu
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