Shaungu Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Shaungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 59 | 1:40,837 | 5,469 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Shaungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaungu occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaungu? popularity and diffusion
Shaungu is the 2,436,415th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Shaungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaungu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Namibia, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 40,837. In Namibia Shaungu is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 90 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 7 percent live and Kunene Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Namibia it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live.
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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 Shaungu
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