Shanyata Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shanyata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanyata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia961:25,0984,061
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shanyata Last Name Facts

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

Shanyata is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanyata? popularity and diffusion

Shanyata is the 1,882,912th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shanyata live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 25,098. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 55 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 44 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Shanyata
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