Shooya Surname
Approximately 483 people bear this surname
Shooya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 480 | 1:5,020 | 949 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Shooya (185) may also be a first name.
Shooya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shooya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shooya occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shooya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shooya is the 632,228th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shooya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shooya is also the 669,105th most widespread first name globally, held by 185 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 5,020. In Namibia Shooya is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 45 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 21 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Belarus, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Shooya
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