Shavanga Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Shavanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 34 | 1:1,358,232 | 35,498 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shavanga Demographics
Shavanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shavanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shavanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shavanga is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shavanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shavanga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,358,232. In Kenya Shavanga is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 26 percent live, Nandi County, where 26 percent live and Vihiga County, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Shavanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shavanga surname is predominantly 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 Shavanga
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