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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 or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 572,911^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Shanya live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shanya is also the 106,964^th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 4,209 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 406 people, or 1 in 38,025. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found 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 it 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 carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.