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Where Does The Last Name Shanya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shanya (Bengali: শান্যা, Hindi: शान्या, Marathi: शान्या, Oriya: ଶନଯ୍ା, Russian: Шаня) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 572,911^th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Shanya reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shanya is also the 106,964^th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 4,209 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 38,025. In Zimbabwe Shanya is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 34 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Shanya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shanya surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.