Shune Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Shune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 184 | 1:250,978 | 17,076 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Shune (2,925) may also be a first name.
Shune Demographics
Shune Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shune (Marathi: शुने) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shune.
How Common Is The Last Name Shune? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shune is the 988,329th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shune live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Shune is also the 134,214th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 2,925 people.
Shune is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 250,978. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Marsabit County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 6 percent are found.
Shune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shune has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shune Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shune in the Marathi language | ||
| शुने | sune | - |
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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 Shune
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