Alshawafi Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Alshawafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alshawafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alshawafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alshawafi is most common in Yemen. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alshawafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Alshawafi live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,606,324. In Yemen Alshawafi is mostly concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 100 percent live. Apart from Yemen this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in China, where 10 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alshaswafi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Alshawadfi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Alsawafi | 94 | 185 | / |
| Alschawadfi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Alsawwafi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Alshowafi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Alshawadfy | 84 | 4 | / |
| Alsawafy | 82 | 8 | / |
| Elshawafy | 78 | 2 | / |
| Elsewafy | 59 | 185 | / |
| Elsewaify | 56 | 186 | / |
| Elseweifi | 56 | 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
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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 Alshawafi
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