Shinenge Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Shinenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shinenge (145) may also be a first name.
Shinenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shinenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shinenge is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shinenge.
How Common Is The Last Name Shinenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shinenge is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Shinenge is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shinenge reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shinenge is also the 766,399th most frequently held forename globally, held by 145 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Shinenge is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 62 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 38 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Shinenge occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 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 Shinenge
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