Shonhayi Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Shonhayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 656 | 1:23,534 | 3,562 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shonhayi (148) may also be a first name.
Shonhayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonhayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shonhayi is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonhayi? popularity and diffusion
Shonhayi is the 496,702nd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shonhayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shonhayi is also the 757,758th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 148 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 23,534. In Zimbabwe Shonhayi is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 45 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 17 percent are found and Harare Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, 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
- 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 Shonhayi
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