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

The last name Shanya (Bengali: শান্যা, Hindi: शान्या, Marathi: शान्या, Oriya: ଶନଯ୍ା, Russian: Шаня) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 572,911^th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 4,209 people.

The surname Shanya is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 38,025. In Zimbabwe Shanya is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 34 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.