Shonton Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shonton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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 surname Shonton is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonton? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shonton is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Shonton live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shonton is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 20 percent live, Bauchi, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 20 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
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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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