Shotanya Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shotanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shotanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2161:591,87215,766
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shotanya Last Name Facts

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

Shotanya occurs most in Japan. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shotanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Shotanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shotanya live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 591,872. In Japan Shotanya is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent live, Fukushima Prefecture, where 21 percent live and Fukui Prefecture, where 16 percent live. Other than Japan Shotanya is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

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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 Shotanya
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