Shiranda Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shiranda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiranda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2221:208,01814,946
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shiranda (54) may also be a first name.

Shiranda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shiranda occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiranda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shiranda is the 1,092,155th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Shiranda occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiranda are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 54 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 208,018. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 0 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Shiranda exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 0 percent reside.

Shiranda Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Shiranda
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