Shange Surname
Approximately 34,919 people bear this surname
Shange Surname User-submission:
The Shange surname means 'he who walks like a lion'.
Shange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 33,974 | 1:1,595 | 193 |
| Tanzania | 485 | 1:109,158 | 10,559 |
| Nigeria | 242 | 1:731,995 | 33,424 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Lesotho | 9 | 1:225,840 | 14,831 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Shange (3,639) may also be a first name.
Shange Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Shange surname means 'he who walks like a lion'.
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Average Shange Salary in
United States
$28,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shange Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shange (Marathi: शंगे) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shange click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shange? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,969th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 208,699 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shange are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,117th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 3,639 people.
The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 33,974 people, or 1 in 1,595. In South Africa Shange is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Shange Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shange has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Shange surname grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shange Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Shange earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 38.03% less than the national average, earning R 147,276 per year and in United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shange Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shange in the Marathi language | ||
| शंगे | sange | 90.91 |
| शडगे | sadage | 9.09 |
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Footnotes
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