Shansu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Shansu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Shansu (750) may also be a first name.
Shansu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shansu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shansu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shansu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shansu is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Shansu reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shansu is also the 300,135th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 750 people.
The last name Shansu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Shansu is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 57 percent are found, Sokoto, where 24 percent are found and Benue, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Shansu
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