Shanganya Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Shanganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 327 | 1:47,212 | 7,239 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Shanganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanganya occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanganya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shanganya is the 659,458th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Shanganya live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 47,212. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 26 percent are found, Harare Province, where 23 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe Shanganya occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanganyah | 95 | 2 | / |
| Sanganya | 94 | 394 | / |
| Shaganya | 94 | 28 | / |
| Shonganya | 89 | 280 | / |
| Sang'anya | 89 | 57 | / |
| Shangonya | 89 | 24 | / |
| Sianganya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sanghanya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ssanganya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saganya | 88 | 844 | / |
| Sananya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sahangania | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zanganya | 82 | 105 | / |
| Chaganya | 82 | 77 | / |
| Sanganha | 82 | 59 | / |
| Sangania | 82 | 45 | / |
| Songanya | 82 | 26 | / |
| Sangonya | 82 | 8 | / |
| Sanganja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sanganyo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamnanya | 78 | 1,058 | / |
| Siangonya | 78 | 169 | / |
| Sanggania | 78 | 18 | / |
| Chainanya | 78 | 5 | / |
| Sang'ania | 78 | 5 | / |
| Shongania | 78 | 5 | / |
| Shanganjo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sianganja | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sangounya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sagania | 75 | 354 | / |
| Saganea | 75 | 50 | / |
| Sagonya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sanania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sonanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saganja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saganía | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saganha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zaganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanganyoyi | 74 | 21 | / |
| Sangaunjai | 74 | 2 | / |
| Song'hanya | 74 | 2 | / |
| Shaygannia | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shahnamnia | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sangggania | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sanganeiia | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chananja | 71 | 1,839 | / |
| Sanganjo | 71 | 1,578 | / |
| Saganias | 71 | 946 | / |
| Chanania | 71 | 42 | / |
| Saganiaz | 71 | 29 | / |
| Shogonya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Shononya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Saganías | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanainia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Songonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Songania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shananio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saganjat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samganja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souganya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sananias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zonganya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saangonyo | 67 | 218 | / |
| Chananias | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chomnanya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chamhanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sagaña | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songnonya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shanganya
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