Shorunke Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shorunke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shorunke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2291:144,1369,197
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England121:4,643,172139,951
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Shorunke (31) may also be a first name.

Shorunke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shorunke occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorunke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 293,533rd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,601,496 people. The last name Shorunke occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shorunke reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 31 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,229 people, or 1 in 144,136. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 53 percent are found, Lagos, where 37 percent are found and Oyo, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Shorunke Last Name Statistics demography

Shorunke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,664 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorounke9434/
Shorunkeh943/
Sorunke932,183/
Shorunk931/
Shoronke88308/
Sorounke8850/
Sourunke882/
Sharunke881/
Shorunks881/
Sorunk860/
Shoronkee822/
Chorounke821/
Shoronnke821/
Soronke80196/
Sarunke804/
Sorunki803/
Sorumke801/
Schorung7542/
Serungke758/
Sorunque758/
Soruunka751/
Sorung7113/
Sarunce6794/
Sourung6710/
Sotrung674/
Sahrung672/
Shorong671/
Soronka671/

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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 Shorunke
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