Shosanya Surname
Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname
Shosanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,013 | 1:174,869 | 10,804 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Shosanya (14) may also be a first name.
Shosanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shosanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shosanya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shosanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 346,411th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,901,085 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shosanya are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,013 people, or 1 in 174,869. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 62 percent are found, Ogun, where 28 percent are found and Oyo, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Shosanya occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sosanya | 93 | 2,858 | / |
| Shasanya | 88 | 188 | / |
| Shosonya | 88 | 21 | / |
| Shoxanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sosanyah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shosanyo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shushanya | 82 | 8 | / |
| Sasanya | 80 | 85 | / |
| Sosonya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Susanya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sosanyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soshanya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sudsanya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shosonyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sushanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shasonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shushania | 71 | 128 | / |
| Chochanya | 71 | 59 | / |
| Sutchanya | 71 | 41 | / |
| Sudseanya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sotshanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shashonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sasania | 67 | 148 | / |
| Susagna | 67 | 97 | / |
| Chassaynya | 67 | 55 | / |
| Susania | 67 | 54 | / |
| Zasonya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Susanyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sasanja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sasanyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soodsaneha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sasonya | 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 Shosanya
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