Al Shawy Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Al Shawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates5781:15,8521,922
Syria1041:185,5873,919
Yemen351:755,00811,174
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Al Shawy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Shawy is held by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 462,174th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. Al Shawy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Shawy are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al Shawy is most frequent in The United Arab Emirates, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 15,852. In The United Arab Emirates Al Shawy is most common in: Umm al-Quwain, where 56 percent live, Abu Dhabi, where 22 percent live and Ras al-Khaimah, where 13 percent live. Not including The United Arab Emirates this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 14 percent live and Yemen, where 5 percent live.

Al Shawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Shawy surname is principally Sunni (67%) 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Shawy
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