Shanau Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shanau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shanau (58) may also be a first name.
Shanau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanau (Hindi: शनौ, Marathi: शनौ, Oriya: ଶନାଉ) is more commonly found in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shanau are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shanau is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 58 people.
Shanau is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 57,739. In The Maldives it is primarily concentrated in: Malé, where 100 percent live. Outside of The Maldives this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanau in the Marathi language | ||
| शनौ | sanau | - |
| Shanau in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନାଉ | sana'u | 50 |
| ଷନଉ | sana'u | 50 |
| Shanau in the Hindi language | ||
| शनौ | sanau | 47.37 |
| शानौ | sanau | 26.32 |
| षनौ | sanau | 5.26 |
| शनऊ | sana'u | 5.26 |
| शनउ | sana'u | 5.26 |
| शनाऊ | sana'u | 5.26 |
| शनाउ | sana'u | 5.26 |
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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 Shanau
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