Shawun Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shawun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
Shawun (39) may also be a first name.
Shawun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shawun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Shawun is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Shawun are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shawun is also the 1,637,361st most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Shawun is primarily found in: Benue, where 50 percent are found, Taraba, where 42 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Shawun
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