Shontsu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Shontsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shontsu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501

Shontsu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shontsu (Russian: Шонцу) is found most in Moldova. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shontsu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shontsu are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 593,561. In Moldova it is most common in: Bălți Municipality, where 67 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Moldova it exists in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sontsu924/
Sontseu862/
Somtsu772/
Santsu771/
Somtseu71288/
Chantsu711/
Soncu67270/
Sgontzou6741/
Sontchou6720/
Sonzu674/
Sontcheu671/
Sgantsou671/
Chomtseu671/
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Shontsu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shontsu in the Russian language
Шонцуsoncu-

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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 Shontsu
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