Shoonya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shoonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Shoonya (7) may also be a first name.

Shoonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shoonya occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shoonya.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoonya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Shoonya live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shoonya is also the 4,548,448th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 7 people.

Shoonya is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 401,567. In Namibia Shoonya is mostly concentrated in: Oshana Region, where 67 percent are found, Hardap Region, where 17 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonya9276/
Soonya926/
Shonnya8616/
Shounya861/
Sonya835,422/
Shonaiya8052/
Shonia775,203/
Sonyah77582/
Shanya77550/
Shonyo77141/
Shonha7796/
Sounya7716/
Sonnya7716/
Soonyo7714/
Soogna7710/
Soonja776/
Sonyea775/
Shonja774/
Soonia772/
Sonyaa772/
Ssonya772/
Sgonya772/
Sionya772/
Sosnya772/
Sahnya771/
Szonya771/
Xhonya771/
Shouneyia7530/
Schoonjay750/
Shonhai711,699/
Sahanya71441/
Sonaiya71186/
Shounia7162/
Shoniah7124/
Sonoiya7120/
Sonayya7114/
Choonia7114/
Soonias7113/
Shaanya7111/
Sonyoha717/
Shonias717/
Soonjai717/
Soneyya716/
Schonia713/
Shanyad712/
Chounya712/
Choonja712/
Shoonho712/
Shanyap711/
Sionyap711/
Sonayia711/
Sonnyap711/
Soognai711/
Sonayja711/
Shsanya711/
Shonjoy711/
Schoongnas711/
Soongna711/
Shahnya711/
Shanyea710/
Sonia6789,549/
Sanya6734,767/
Sonea672,298/
Sonyo67801/
Sonha67526/
Şonya67138/
Sonja67119/
Sogna6775/
Xonya6726/
Sahnaiya675/
Shonjaha675/
Zonya674/
Shonugia673/
Shahanya672/
Somnaaya671/
Schognau671/
Shahnyaj671/
Shaneyya671/
Shanayia671/

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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 Shoonya
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