Shiona Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shiona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shiona (788) may also be a first name.
Shiona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiona is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiona? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Shiona are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 291,981st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 788 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia it is most common in: Hardap Region, where 80 percent live and Khomas Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Namibia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.
Shiona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shiona has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shiona last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Shiona
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