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 found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shonan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shonan is the 176,792nd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,011,383 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shonan reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shonan is also the 257,484th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 979 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 2,358 people, or 1 in 54,217. In Japan it is most numerous in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 50 percent live, Nagasaki Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Beside Japan Shonan exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.
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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