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 last name Shanum (Hindi: शानुम) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Shanum is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Shanum live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shanum is also the 1,590,275th most common given name internationally It is held by 41 people.
The surname Shanum is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 54 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent live and Kano, where 16 percent live. Beside Nigeria Shanum occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
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
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- 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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