Shanzu Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Shanzu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 205 | 1:225,268 | 15,863 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Shanzu (51) may also be a first name.
Shanzu Demographics
Shanzu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shanzu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanzu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanzu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanzu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,070,546th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanzu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 51 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 225,268. In Kenya Shanzu is most common in: Vihiga County, where 66 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 25 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.
Shanzu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shanzu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Shanzu
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