Shangya Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shangya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shangya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Shangya (1,061) may also be a first name.

Shangya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shangya is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shangya? popularity and diffusion

Shangya is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Shangya occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shangya are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shangya is also the 245,703rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 1,061 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Shangya is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Shangya is found in one country. It is also found in Taiwan, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sangya92327/
Sangyai8697/
Shandya8662/
Shangyo8617/
Seangya861/
Sangyia861/
Seangyai80112/
Shandyha8098/
Shangyei8021/
Shandhya8010/
Shangyou804/
Saingyai801/
Sandya774,627/
Sangyo7799/
Songya7728/
Shandyhai754/
Sandhya7113,913/
Songyai71753/
Chandya71205/
Shandia7147/
Shandja7134/
Shondya7129/
Sangyoy7112/
Sangyoi7110/
Sanhdya714/
Soongya714/
Shandea714/
Saindya711/
Sandyaj711/
Sangyou711/
Sandyaa711/
Sanndhya6741/
Shahndia6738/
Soongyai6723/
Sandhyaa6718/
Chandhya6713/
Shandija6710/
Seingyai676/
Sandeyya675/
Sandayya675/
Shaundia672/
Ssandhya671/
Sandhyat671/
Sandhyas671/
Sandaiya671/
Seangyoi671/

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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 Shangya
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