Shapaya Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Shapaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 378 | 1:122,169 | 10,207 |
Shapaya (87) may also be a first name.
Shapaya Demographics
Shapaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shapaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shapaya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shapaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 757,040th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname Shapaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapaya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shapaya is also the 1,024,927th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 87 people.
The surname Shapaya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 122,169. In Kenya Shapaya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 0 percent are found.
Shapaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shapaya surname is chiefly 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 Shapaya
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