Shanding Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shanding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shanding (2,662) may also be a first name.

Shanding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanding is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanding? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shanding is the 2,007,164th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shanding reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 142,147th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 2,662 people.

The surname Shanding is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Shanding is primarily found in: Plateau, where 58 percent are found, Kaduna, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Shanding
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