Shoptan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shoptan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shoptan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoptan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shoptan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shoptan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoptan? popularity and diffusion
Shoptan is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Shoptan are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Shoptan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 80 percent reside and Ogun, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Shoptan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shoptan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shoptan surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopthang | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shaptan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Shopton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Choptain | 80 | 65 | / |
| Choptang | 80 | 32 | / |
| Shaptang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shobtang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Septan | 77 | 308 | / |
| Sovtan | 77 | 154 | / |
| Zoptan | 77 | 35 | / |
| Saptan | 77 | 31 | / |
| Soptam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sopthon | 71 | 1,813 | / |
| Shapton | 71 | 243 | / |
| Saptang | 71 | 185 | / |
| Shabtan | 71 | 167 | / |
| Shepton | 71 | 19 | / |
| Choptam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sobhtan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chaptan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sobtain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saptain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaptam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Septhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soptone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saptane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choptham | 67 | 1,818 | / |
| Chobtang | 67 | 168 | / |
| Sopthong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shabtain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaptain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhaptan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapteang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shoptan
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