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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 held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 572,911^th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Shanya live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 106,964^th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 4,209 people.

The surname Shanya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 38,025. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Shanya Last Name Statistics ^demography

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