Shangoma Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Shangoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 232 | 1:68,319 | 6,010 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Shangoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shangoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shangoma occurs most in Zambia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shangoma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,058,336th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shangoma live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 68,319. In Zambia Shangoma is most common in: Southern Province, where 39 percent reside, Central Province, where 38 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside. Beside Zambia Shangoma occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 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
- 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 Shangoma
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