Al Shawafi Surname

36,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Shawafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Shawafi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen14,6361:1,805278
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Al Shawafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Shawafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al Shawafi is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shawafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,055th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 497,851 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shawafi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 14,636 people, or 1 in 1,805. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Taiz Governorate, where 46 percent reside, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Yemen this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Sawafi95269/
Al Shawadfi958/
Al Shawwafi951/
Al Shawafy90929/
Al-Shawafi90215/
Al Sawwafi902/
Al Shabafi901/
Al Shawafey861/
Al Shawadfy861/
Al-Sawafi84320/
Al Sabafi841/
Al-Shewafi802/
Al-Shawadfy764/
Al-Sawafy741/
Al Sewafy741/
Al-Sowafy6312/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shawafi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis