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
The last name Shanua (Hindi: शनुआ, Oriya: ଶନୁଆ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shanua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name at a global level, held by 39 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 85 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 1 percent live.
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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