Shanje Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Shanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 172 | 1:89,757 | 12,918 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shanje (17) may also be a first name.
Shanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanje (Marathi: शांजे) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shanje.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanje? popularity and diffusion
Shanje is the 1,267,784th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shanje live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename globally, held by 17 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 89,757. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 33 percent reside, Harare Province, where 27 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanje in the Marathi language | ||
| शांजे | sanje | - |
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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 Shanje
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