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

Shonov (Georgian: შონოვი, Russian: Шонов) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 835,661^st most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Shonov live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 833,081. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 17 percent live, Yaroslavl Oblast, where 8 percent live and Omsk Oblast, where 8 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Shonov Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Shonov surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.