Al Shawwa Surname
Approximately 4,359 people bear this surname
Al Shawwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 3,069 | 1:1,482 | 276 |
| Kuwait | 395 | 1:9,622 | 1,331 |
| Syria | 312 | 1:61,862 | 2,870 |
| Lebanon | 301 | 1:18,728 | 2,341 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Shawwa (114) may also be a first name.
Al Shawwa Demographics
Al Shawwa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shawwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shawwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shawwa is held by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shawwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Shawwa is the 107,090th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,671,839 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shawwa live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Levant. Al Shawwa is also the 877,214th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 114 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is borne by 3,069 people, or 1 in 1,482. In Palestine Al Shawwa is mostly found in: Gaza Governorate, where 92 percent live, Jericho Governorate, where 3 percent live and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 2 percent live. Excluding Palestine it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 9 percent live and Syria, where 7 percent live.
Al Shawwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Shawwa last name is primarily Sunni (93%) in Lebanon.
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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
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