Shanyu Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Shanyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shanyu (38,799) may also be a first name.
Shanyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanyu (Hindi: शान्यू, Marathi: शन्यु) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Shanyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Shanyu live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shanyu is also the 22,781st most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 38,799 people.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent live, Harare Province, where 5 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live and China, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanyu in the Marathi language | ||
| शन्यु | san'yu | - |
| Shanyu in the Hindi language | ||
| शान्यू | san'yu | 50 |
| शन्यू | san'yu | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Shanyu
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