Shonev Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Shonev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 19 | 1:367,311 | 17,687 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shonev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shonev (Russian: Шонев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Shonev live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Shonev is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 367,311. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 74 percent are found, Vratsa Province, where 16 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shonev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shonev in the Russian language | ||
| Шонев | sonev | - |
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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 Shonev
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