Al Shawak Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Al Shawak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Al Shawak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shawak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shawak is borne by more people in Kuwait than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shawak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Shawak live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 71 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Shawak is most commonly occurring in Kuwait, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 79,181. Other than Kuwait it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 28 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shawakh | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al Sawak | 94 | 4 | / |
| Al Shawaksh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al Shabak | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Chawakh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Sabak | 82 | 1,171 | / |
| Al Sawag | 82 | 820 | / |
| Al Zawak | 82 | 9 | / |
| Al Shobak | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sabak | 71 | 6 | / |
| Al Zabak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al Sabag | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Showaikh | 70 | 104 | / |
| Al Zaybak | 67 | 1,085 | / |
| Al Zaibak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Al Sabouk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Al-Shobak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Sowaiq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sowouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sowaygh | 63 | 4 | / |
| Al Sowaigh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sabag | 59 | 5 | / |
| Al Sabagh | 56 | 24 | / |
| Al Zaibaq | 56 | 3 | / |
| Al-Zaibak | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zaybak | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sowaigh | 53 | 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 Shawak
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