Shanunu Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Shanunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Zambia | 41 | 1:386,583 | 19,508 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shanunu (86) may also be a first name.
Shanunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanunu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanunu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,775,494th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanunu reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 86 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Shanunu is most frequent in: Yobe, where 29 percent reside, Kaduna, where 15 percent reside and Zamfara, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Shanunu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 38 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanungu | 93 | 493 | / |
| Sahanunu | 93 | 159 | / |
| Shainunu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sanunu | 92 | 62 | / |
| Shanungou | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sahanounu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saununu | 86 | 229 | / |
| Sanaunu | 86 | 208 | / |
| Sangunu | 86 | 32 | / |
| Sianunu | 86 | 23 | / |
| Sahnunu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Shaninu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sanungu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sanunou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saanunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahanounou | 82 | 118 | / |
| Sanounou | 80 | 210 | / |
| Sanaunus | 80 | 23 | / |
| Sangungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sainungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahaninu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamhunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Channunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahanouynou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saninu | 77 | 421 | / |
| Zanunu | 77 | 31 | / |
| Sanonu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sonunu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chanounou | 75 | 41 | / |
| Sannounou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sanhounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shongungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sahnounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saanounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Senaunu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zainunu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Senounou | 67 | 43 | / |
| Zanounou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zainuunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahanounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonounou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shanunu
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