Shonayi Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Shonayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 212 | 1:72,822 | 10,797 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shonayi (226) may also be a first name.
Shonayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shonayi (Marathi: शोनायी) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,108,016th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shonayi reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shonayi is also the 598,137th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 226 people.
Shonayi is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 72,822. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 22 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shonayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shonayi in the Marathi language | ||
| शोनायी | sonayi | - |
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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 Shonayi
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