Shanum Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Shanum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Shanum (41) may also be a first name.
Shanum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanum (Hindi: शानुम) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shanum.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,220,661st most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Shanum reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shanum is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 54 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent are found and Kano, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanum in the Hindi language | ||
| शानुम | sanuma | 78.57 |
| शानूम | sanuma | 14.29 |
| शानम | sanama | 7.14 |
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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 Shanum
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