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 carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,007,164th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanua are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shanua is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.
The surname Shanua is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania Shanua is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 85 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 1 percent reside.
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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