Shonton Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shonton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shonton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Shonton (30) may also be a first name.

Shonton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shonton is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shonton? popularity and diffusion

Shonton is the 6,723,624th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Shonton reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shonton is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

Shonton is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Shonton is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 20 percent reside, Bauchi, where 20 percent reside and Ogun, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 13 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 Shonton
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