Shior Surname
Approximately 1,302 people bear this surname
Shior Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,291 | 1:137,214 | 8,850 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shior (288) may also be a first name.
Shior Demographics
Shior Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shior Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shior Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shior (Hindi: शिोर) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shior? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 293,375th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,597,193 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shior reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shior is also the 520,883rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 288 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,291 people, or 1 in 137,214. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 90 percent live, Taraba, where 6 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.
Shior Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shior Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shior in the Hindi language | ||
| शिोर | siora | - |
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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 Shior
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