Shonwa Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shonwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shonwa (5) may also be a first name.
Shonwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shonwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shonwa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 5 people.
The last name Shonwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria Shonwa exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 50 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 Shonwa
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