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 surname Al Shawwa is most common in Palestine. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Al Shawwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shawwa? popularity and diffusion
Al Shawwa is the 107,090th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,671,839 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shawwa live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Levant. It is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 114 people.
This surname is most common in Palestine, where it is held by 3,069 people, or 1 in 1,482. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Gaza Governorate, where 92 percent are found, Jericho Governorate, where 3 percent are found and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Beside Palestine this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 9 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.
Al Shawwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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
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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 Shawwa
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