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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shenkaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shenkaya? popularity and diffusion
Shenkaya is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Shenkaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Shenkaya are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 43 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 Shenkaya
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