Shonji Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shonji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Shonji (10) may also be a first name.
Shonji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shonji is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Shonji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shonji are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The last name Shonji is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Shonji is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Shonji exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 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 Shonji
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