Shapota Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Shapota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 42 | 1:57,367 | 6,674 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Shapota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shapota (Russian: Шапота) is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shapota.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapota? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,808,717th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Shapota is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapota reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 57,367. In Namibia Shapota is primarily found in: Oshikoto Region, where 88 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 10 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Namibia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shapota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapota in the Russian language | ||
| Шапота | sapota | - |
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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 Shapota
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