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 surname Shanding occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shanding click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanding? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. Shanding occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shanding are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shanding is also the 142,147th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 2,662 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 58 percent reside, Kaduna, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Shanding is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and China, where 1 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
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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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