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 last name Shanunu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shanunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanunu are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 86 people.
The surname Shanunu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Shanunu is most frequent in: Yobe, where 29 percent are found, Kaduna, where 15 percent are found and Zamfara, where 15 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 38 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
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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