Shanun Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Shanun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 69 | 1:124,024 | 13,566 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shanun (874) may also be a first name.
Shanun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanun (Georgian: შანუნ, Hindi: शनून, Marathi: शानुन, Russian: Шанун) occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Shanun reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 275,161st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 874 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 124,024. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Tel Aviv District, where 48 percent reside, Central District, where 25 percent reside and Haifa District, where 13 percent reside. Beside Israel it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 percent reside.
Shanun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shanun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shanun last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanun in the Georgian language | ||
| შანუნ | shanun | - |
| Shanun in the Marathi language | ||
| शानुन | sanuna | - |
| Shanun in the Hindi language | ||
| शनून | sanuna | 50 |
| शानूँ | sanum | 25 |
| शानूं | sanum | 25 |
| Shanun in the Russian language | ||
| Шанун | sanun | - |
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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 Shanun
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