Shonu Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Shonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shonu (1,772) may also be a first name.
Shonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shonu (Bengali: শোনু, Hindi: शोनू, Marathi: शोनू) is found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shonu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shonu live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shonu is also the 181,771st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,772 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 13,001,108. In India Shonu is most numerous in: Bihar, where 63 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 22 percent live and West Bengal, where 5 percent live. Barring India Shonu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Kuwait, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shonu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shonu in the Bengali language | ||
| শোনু | sonu | - |
| Shonu in the Hindi language | ||
| शोनू | sonu | 86.78 |
| शोनु | sonu | 8.65 |
| सोनू | sonu | 4.09 |
| सोनु | sonu | 0.24 |
| सेोनू़ | seonu | 0.24 |
| Shonu in the Marathi language | ||
| शोनू | sonu | 54.55 |
| शोनु | sonu | 31.82 |
| सोनु | sonu | 9.09 |
| सोनू | sonu | 4.55 |
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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 Shonu
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