Shonena Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Shonena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 493 | 1:4,887 | 911 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
Shonena (34) may also be a first name.
Shonena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shonena has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonena? popularity and diffusion
Shonena is the 605,571st most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shonena are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shonena is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 34 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 493 people, or 1 in 4,887. In Namibia Shonena is most common in: Ohangwena Region, where 39 percent live, Oshana Region, where 16 percent live and Omusati Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Namibia it exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent live.
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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 Shonena
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