Shangai Surname
Approximately 734 people bear this surname
Shangai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 290 | 1:182,557 | 15,833 |
| India | 213 | 1:3,601,246 | 101,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 99 | 1:155,942 | 19,667 |
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Shangai (700) may also be a first name.
Shangai Demographics
Shangai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shangai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shangai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shangai (Marathi: शंगाई) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shangai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 460,168th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Shangai reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,341st most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 700 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 182,557. In Tanzania Shangai is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 41 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 18 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.
Shangai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shangai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shangai in the Marathi language | ||
| शंगाई | sanga'i | 50 |
| शंगई | sanga'i | 50 |
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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 Shangai
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