Shanangu Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shanangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shanangu (35) may also be a first name.

Shanangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanangu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shanangu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanangu? popularity and diffusion

Shanangu is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanangu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 52,941,613. In Tanzania Shanangu is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent live.

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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 Shanangu
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