Shanwen Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shanwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shanwen (39,496) may also be a first name.

Shanwen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shanwen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shanwen is borne by more people in China than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shanwen is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shanwen are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shanwen is also the 22,422nd most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 39,496 people.

The surname Shanwen is most commonly occurring in China, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 1,367,321,566. Beside China Shanwen is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanwen9254/
Shanwn921/
Sanweyn86245/
Shanben86182/
Shonwen8624/
Sanwene865/
Shahnwn862/
Sanwein862/
Sanwean861/
Sanwaen861/
Sanwn835/
Sanweyne801,232/
Sanweine80184/
Sanweene801/
Shonweng801/
Sanuen7746/
Sanben7736/
Sanwin7721/
Sanwnn771/
Samnwn771/
Ssanwn771/
Shaanouen751/
Chanwin7125/
Samnwin7124/
Sonwein7124/
Sonwhen717/
Sonwien715/
Sonwaen714/
Shanbyn713/
Sonwene712/
Scheinwein711/
Shamben711/
Sannwin711/
Shanbin711/
Sanbeen711/
Sanwing711/
Shenwin710/
Samnuen710/
Sanwayne67248/
Channuen671/
Choonwen671/
Sonweane671/
Sonweine671/
Sonwn671/
Shounben671/
Zanwn671/
Chanueng671/
Sanbn671/
Sanvn670/

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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 Shanwen
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