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
The last name Shiona is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiona? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Shiona live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 291,981st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 788 people.
Shiona is most frequent in Namibia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Shiona is primarily found in: Hardap Region, where 80 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Namibia Shiona occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.
Shiona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shiona has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shiona surname 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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