Shoona Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shoona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shoona (31) may also be a first name.
Shoona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoona (Hindi: सोना) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoona? popularity and diffusion
Shoona is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Shoona is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Shoona live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 31 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Shoona is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 25 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 25 percent reside. Beside India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoona in the Hindi language | ||
| सोना | sona | - |
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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 Shoona
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