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
Shanum (Hindi: शानुम) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Shanum live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 41 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 54 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent reside and Kano, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
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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