Shosana Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shosana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shosana (49) may also be a first name.
Shosana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shosana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shosana (Hindi: शोसना, Marathi: शोसना) is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shosana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shosana reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shosana is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 49 people.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Shosana is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shosana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shosana in the Hindi language | ||
| शोसना | sosana | - |
| Shosana in the Marathi language | ||
| शोसना | sosana | - |
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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 Shosana
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