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
The last name Shune (Marathi: शुने) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shune? popularity and diffusion
It is the 988,329th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is 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 mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Shune occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and Ethiopia, where 6 percent live.
Shune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shune has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shune surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shune Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
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- 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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