Shonekan Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shonekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shonekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6481:273,36815,535
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England141:3,979,861125,553
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Shonekan (11) may also be a first name.

Shonekan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shonekan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shonekan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 476,893rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. Shonekan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Shonekan are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Shonekan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 273,368. In Nigeria Shonekan is mostly found in: Lagos, where 52 percent are found, Ogun, where 34 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Shonekan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shonekan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Shonekan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $45,000 USD per year.

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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 Shonekan
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