Shantah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shantah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Shantah (142) may also be a first name.
Shantah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shantah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shantah (Hindi: शान्तह, Marathi: शांताह) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shantah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Shantah live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Scandinavia. Shantah is also the 775,413th most common first name world-wide, borne by 142 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Shantah is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent are found and Migori County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 40 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shantah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shantah in the Hindi language | ||
| शान्तह | santaha | - |
| Shantah in the Marathi language | ||
| शांताह | santaha | 66.67 |
| शांतह | santaha | 33.33 |
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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 Shantah
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