Shanua Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Shanua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Shanua (39) may also be a first name.
Shanua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanua (Hindi: शनुआ, Oriya: ଶନୁଆ) is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shanua.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shanua is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanua live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 39 people.
The last name Shanua is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 85 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanua in the Hindi language | ||
| शनुआ | sanu'a | - |
| Shanua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନୁଆ | sanu'a | - |
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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 Shanua
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