Shunu Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Shunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shunu (6,953) may also be a first name.
Shunu Demographics
Shunu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shunu (Bengali: শুনু, Hindi: शुनू, Marathi: शुनु, Oriya: ଶୁନୁ) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,159,732nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Shunu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Shunu is also the 77,927th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 6,953 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Isiolo County, where 90 percent are found, Mandera County, where 6 percent are found and Embu County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Shunu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shunu in the Bengali language | ||
| শুনু | sunu | - |
| Shunu in the Hindi language | ||
| शुनू | sunu | - |
| Shunu in the Marathi language | ||
| शुनु | sunu | 75 |
| शुनू | sunu | 25 |
| Shunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୁନୁ | sunu | 40 |
| ଶୁଣୁ | sunu | 40 |
| ଶୂନୁ | sunu | 20 |
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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 Shunu
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