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
The last name Shanje (Marathi: शांजे) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shanje.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shanje is the 1,267,784th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name at a global level, held by 17 people.
The surname Shanje is most prevalent 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. Barring Zimbabwe Shanje is found in 5 countries. It is also common 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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