Shanit Surname
Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname
Shanit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1,221 | 1:28,683 | 1,424 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shanit (6,295) may also be a first name.
Shanit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanit (Hindi: शान्ति, Marathi: शानीत, Oriya: ଶନିତ) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 268,888th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. Shanit is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Shanit live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Levant. Shanit is also the 83,093rd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 6,295 people.
This surname is most widely held in Iraq, where it is held by 1,221 people, or 1 in 28,683. Aside from Iraq this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନିତ | sanita | 50 |
| ଶଞିତ | sanita | 50 |
| Shanit in the Marathi language | ||
| शानीत | sanita | 47.37 |
| शनीत | sanita | 21.05 |
| शांती | santi | 15.79 |
| शािनत | sainata | 10.53 |
| सुघानी | sughani | 5.26 |
| Shanit in the Hindi language | ||
| शान्ति | santi | 45.48 |
| शान्ित | sanita | 33.35 |
| शानि्त | sanita | 13.93 |
| शानित | sanita | 2.74 |
| शन्ति | santi | 1.61 |
| शांित | samita | 0.75 |
| शन्ित | sanita | 0.53 |
| शनित | sanita | 0.53 |
| शान्ती | santi | 0.28 |
| शनीत | sanita | 0.22 |
| शाान्ति | saanti | 0.14 |
| शांंित | sammita | 0.08 |
| शंित | samita | 0.06 |
| शान्'ित | san'ita | 0.03 |
| ्शान्ित | sanita | 0.03 |
| शांन्ति | sannti | 0.03 |
| षान्ित | sanita | 0.03 |
| शनि्त | sanita | 0.03 |
| शान्त | santa | 0.03 |
| शनित् | sanit | 0.03 |
| शाणीत | sanita | 0.03 |
| शन्ती | santi | 0.03 |
| शान्ंित | sanmita | 0.03 |
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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 Shanit
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