Shunga Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Shunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shunga (19) may also be a first name.
Shunga Demographics
Average Shunga Salary in
South Africa
R 171,732
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shunga (Hindi: शुनगा, Marathi: शुंगा, Russian: Шунга) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunga? popularity and diffusion
Shunga is the 1,527,735th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Shunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shunga reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 47 percent reside, Free State, where 44 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Shunga Last Name Statistics demography
Shunga earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.73% less than the national average, earning R 171,732 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shunga in the Hindi language | ||
| शुनगा | sunaga | - |
| Shunga in the Marathi language | ||
| शुंगा | sunga | - |
| Shunga in the Russian language | ||
| Шунга | sunga | - |
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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 Shunga
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