Shanang Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shanang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shanang (14) may also be a first name.
Shanang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanang is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Shanang live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Shanang is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 89 percent reside and Kano, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Shanang is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 10 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 Shanang
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