Shenkaya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shenkaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
Shenkaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shenkaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shenkaya is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shenkaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Shenkaya reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Shenkaya is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 43 percent reside.
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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 Shenkaya
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