Shonibare Surname

132,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shonibare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shonibare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2121:55,1504,184
England1121:497,48331,781
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malta11:430,2723,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Shonibare (93) may also be a first name.

Shonibare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shonibare occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shonibare click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shonibare? popularity and diffusion

Shonibare is the 132,890th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,146,553 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Shonibare live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shonibare is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 93 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,212 people, or 1 in 55,150. In Nigeria Shonibare is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 66 percent reside, Ogun, where 13 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Shonibare is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Shonibare Last Name Statistics demography

Shonibare earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $37,744 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Shonibare
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