Al Shawaf Surname
Approximately 3,267 people bear this surname
Al Shawaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,055 | 1:4,312 | 990 |
| Kuwait | 820 | 1:4,635 | 635 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Syria | 329 | 1:58,666 | 2,811 |
| Yemen | 307 | 1:86,076 | 5,625 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Al Shawaf Demographics
Al Shawaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shawaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shawaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shawaf is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shawaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Shawaf is the 137,214th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,230,654 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shawaf reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 1,055 people, or 1 in 4,312. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Khan Yunis Governorate, where 99 percent reside and Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Palestine this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 25 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent reside.
Al Shawaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Shawaf last name is predominantly Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shawwaf | 95 | 11 | / |
| Al Sawaf | 94 | 566 | / |
| Al-Shawaf | 89 | 746 | / |
| Al Shawab | 89 | 373 | / |
| Al Sawwaf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sawaf | 82 | 388 | / |
| Al Sawab | 82 | 320 | / |
| Al Zawaf | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Shabab | 78 | 22 | / |
| Al-Sawwaf | 78 | 8 | / |
| Al-Shavaf | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sauwaf | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Sawaab | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shawab | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Chawaf | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaabab | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Sabab | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al-Shabab | 67 | 12 | / |
| Al Sobhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Showaib | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Zabab | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al-Savab | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sabab | 59 | 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
- 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 Al Shawaf
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