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Where Does The Last Name Shonia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shonia (Georgian: შონია, Oriya: େଶାନିଆ, Russian: Шониа) is carried by more people in Georgia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shonia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shonia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shonia is the 91,928^th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,400,643 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shonia reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia. Shonia is also the 120,160^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 3,493 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is borne by 2,672 people, or 1 in 1,402. In Georgia it is most common in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 72 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 21 percent reside and Adjara, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Georgia this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 33 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.

Shonia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shonia surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Georgia and Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States Shonia are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 42.86% registered with the political party.

Shonia earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning $38,242 USD per year.