Shonganya Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shonganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shonganya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Shonganya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shonganya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shonganya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 937,786th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Shonganya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shonganya live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Shonganya is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 276,703. Beside The DR Congo Shonganya exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Shonganya
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