Chawaf Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Chawaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chawaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chawaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﻑ) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chawaf is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Chawaf live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Chawaf is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 64 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 36 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chawafe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hawaf | 91 | 11 | / |
| Shawaf | 83 | 3,022 | / |
| Khawaf | 83 | 1,749 | / |
| Chewaf | 83 | 213 | / |
| Hawwaf | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chawav | 83 | 2 | / |
| Haswaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawaif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shawwaf | 77 | 32 | / |
| Schawab | 77 | 15 | / |
| Chavafe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shawaaf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chaiwab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chawhab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chouwaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheiwaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawaf | 73 | 6,858 | / |
| Hawaw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zawaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chabab | 67 | 4,103 | / |
| Sawwaf | 67 | 232 | / |
| Chewav | 67 | 96 | / |
| Shabaf | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hawhaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chavav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shavaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hauwaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Showaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhawab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haawab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chavab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chevaf | 67 | 1 | / |
Chawaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chawaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﻑ | alshwaf | - |
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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 Chawaf
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