Shanguya Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shanguya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanguya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Shanguya (10) may also be a first name.

Shanguya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shanguya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shanguya is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanguya? popularity and diffusion

Shanguya is the 825,152nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. Shanguya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanguya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 96 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Shanguya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shanguya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanguya93743/
Changuya88185/
Shanguyo887/
Sanguyo802,930/
Sanghya8069/
Sanguia806/
Seangya801/
Shaingayya781/
Siangyai751,194/
Changyai75138/
Seangyai75112/
Sangguyo7525/
Shangyei7521/
Sangayya7516/
Sanguyod757/
Sangaiya756/
Changuia754/
Sanguyot754/
Saingyai751/
Seangyoa751/
Shangjia751/
Changyap751/
Shanghia751/
Changyau751/
Sannghya751/
Sangja71148/
Sangea7165/
Sangguyod7123/
Changayya713/
Sangaiyah711/
Sahngoiya711/
Sangguyot711/
Changoiya711/
Changaiya711/
Songyai67753/
Sangjha67396/
Changea67265/
Songyap6774/
Sanguio6762/
Sangjai6722/
Songuia6722/
Sangyot6713/
Sangyod6713/
Sangyoy6712/
Sangeap6711/
Sangyoi6710/
Seangja675/
Soongya674/
Sangead674/
Sanghia673/
Songuyo672/
Sangeha672/
Zanguyo672/
Sangeah672/
Sanghyo672/
Sangyos672/
Shangeo671/
Sangiha671/
Samguyo671/
Changja671/
Changyo671/
Songyad671/
Sangjia671/
Sangjoy671/
Sangjea671/
Sangyou671/
Seangea671/
Sohngea670/

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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 Shanguya
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