Shapanga Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Shapanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| Namibia | 31 | 1:77,723 | 7,760 |
Shapanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shapanga (Oriya: ଶପା) is found most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shapanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapanga live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 93 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Namibia, where 31 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shapanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶପା | sapa | - |
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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 Shapanga
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