Shontan Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Shontan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shontan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shontan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shontan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shontan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,333,288th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Shontan live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 1,150,278. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 71 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Shontan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shontan
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