Al Shawwa Surname

107,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Shawwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shawwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine3,0691:1,482276
Kuwait3951:9,6221,331
Syria3121:61,8622,870
Lebanon3011:18,7282,341
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Shawwa (114) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Shawwah958/
Al Shawa94461/
Al-Shawwa89306/
Al Shawah896/
Al Shaywa893/
Al Shawai892/
Al Shawad891/
Al Shawaj891/
Al Shawas891/
Al Shawat891/
Al Sawwad891/
Al Sawa88373/
Al Shawach842,876/
Al Shawaid84697/
Al Shawash84331/
Al Shawahd8412/
Al Shahwat841/
Al Shawahy841/
Al Shawi8211,113/
Al Shawy82730/
Al Sawai82655/
Al-Shawa82417/
Al Sahwa82284/
Al Sawat82202/
Al Sawad8286/
Al Sawah8248/
Al Shaba8216/
Al Chawa826/
Al Sawas822/
Al Saywa821/
Al Shawwish802/
Al Shawweet801/
Al Shahaway801/
Al Shayba7810,587/
Al Shaiba782,833/
Al Sahawi78698/
Al Shaabi78554/
Al Sawahy78310/
Al Shahba7871/
Al Shabai7812/
Al Shaaba7811/
Al Shabaa784/
Al Shabha783/
Al Shajba782/
Al Hshawi781/
Al-Shawat781/
Al Sawi751,040/
Al Saba75798/
Al Sawy75784/
Al Zawa751/
Al Sewa751/
Al Shawish741,936/
Al Shahawy74322/
Al Shaybah7479/
Al Shahawi7433/
Al Shaouha7427/
Al Shaibah749/
Al Shaaibi748/
Al Shahabi744/
Al Shawesh743/
Al Shaaabi742/
Al Shawous741/
Al Sahabah741/
Al Shaabeh741/
Al Shaabih741/
Al Saabi71973/
Al-Sawai71869/
Al-Shawi71399/
Al Sabai71399/
Al Shaby71132/
Al Shabi7125/
Al Sobha7123/
Al Sabaa7121/
Al Sabea7112/
Al-Sawah7111/
Al Saaba716/
Al Saawi716/
Al-Shawy715/
Al Zawah715/
Al Sahba714/
Al Sayba714/
Al Zawai714/
Al-Shawe713/
Al-Showa713/
Al Sawhi712/
Al Siawi711/
Al Sowai711/
Al Saiba711/
Al Sabha711/
Al Hzawi711/
Al-Sawat711/
Al Sawid711/
Al Shabo711/
Al Sowat711/
Al Shaashua70241/
Al Shawoush7082/
Al Shaweesh7017/
Al Shaweish701/
Al Shaibi67715/
Al Shouba67709/
Al Shabhi67159/
Al-Shaiba6792/
Al Saibai6729/
Al Shaybi6727/
Al-Shaabi6724/
Al Shajby6719/
Al Shahbi6714/
Al-Sawaih679/
Al Sahabi679/
Al Zahawe676/
Al Shhabi675/
Al Shabou674/
Al Shabih674/
Al Sawish672/
Al Saweeh671/
Al Soubaa671/
Al Sawooh671/
Al Saybai671/
Al Shaiby671/
Al-Shaaba671/
Al-Shaawi671/
Al-Shaabe671/
Al-Shaaby671/
Al Saywed671/
Al-Sahaba671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Shawwa
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