Shanev Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Shanev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 39 | 1:178,946 | 9,978 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
Shanev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanev (Russian: Шанев) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shanev is the 2,136,387th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Shanev reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 178,946. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Kardzhali Province, where 28 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 26 percent live and Ruse Province, where 18 percent live. Not including Bulgaria Shanev is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 41 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanev in the Russian language | ||
| Шанев | sanev | - |
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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 Shanev
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