Shonan Surname
Approximately 2,420 people bear this surname
Shonan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,358 | 1:54,217 | 4,252 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shonan (979) may also be a first name.
Shonan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shonan (Arabic: شونان, Hindi: शोनन, Marathi: शोनन, Russian: Шонан) is most common in Japan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 176,792nd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,011,383 people. The last name Shonan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shonan live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Shonan is also the 257,484th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 979 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 2,358 people, or 1 in 54,217. In Japan Shonan is most frequent in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 50 percent reside, Nagasaki Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shonan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shonan in the Hindi language | ||
| शोनन | sonana | - |
| Shonan in the Marathi language | ||
| शोनन | sonana | 53.33 |
| शोनान | sonana | 33.33 |
| शोनद | sonada | 6.67 |
| शॉनंद | sonanda | 6.67 |
| Shonan in the Russian language | ||
| Шонан | sonan | - |
| Shonan in the Arabic language | ||
| شونان | shwnan | - |
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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 Shonan
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