Shihunwa Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shihunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shihunwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207

Shihunwa (63) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Shihunwa Demographics

Shihunwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Shihunwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shihunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shihunwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shihunwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Shihunwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shihunwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shihunwa is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 63 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 86 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 6 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 6 percent are found.

Shihunwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiunwa934/
Shehunwa881/
Shihunua881/
Siunwa8628/
Sihunwe808/
Sehunwa807/
Shiunua801/
Shaionwa751/
Sehunwe67148/
Chaiyunwat67135/
Shiumba671/
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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 Shihunwa
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