Al-Shawafi Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Al-Shawafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Al-Shawafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Shawafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Shawafi is most common in Saudi Arabia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shawafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name Al-Shawafi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Al-Shawafi are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Outside of Saudi Arabia Al-Shawafi occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sawafi | 95 | 320 | / |
| Al Shawafi | 90 | 14,638 | / |
| Al-Shewafi | 90 | 2 | / |
| Al Shawadfi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Al-Shawadfy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Al Shawwafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Sawafi | 84 | 269 | / |
| Al-Sawafy | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawafy | 80 | 929 | / |
| Al Sawwafi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Shabafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawafey | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawadfy | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sowafy | 74 | 12 | / |
| Al Sabafi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Sewafy | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Al-Shawafi
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