El-Shawa Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Shawa Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Shawa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

El-Shawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Shawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

El-Shawa is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of El-Shawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Shawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of El-Shawa are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The surname El-Shawa is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Sawa931/
El-Sawah88598/
El Shawa88226/
El-Shawy881/
El Shawwa8210/
El Shawah829/
El-Shabah821/
El-Sawwah821/
El-Sawy805,073/
El-Sawi80440/
El-Saba80307/
El Sawa80249/
El-Shahawy781,574/
El-Shahawi78218/
El Shahway784/
El-Shawesh781/
El-Shahabi781/
El-Shewahy781/
El Sawah751,714/
El Shaba75243/
El Shawi75203/
El-Sabaa75187/
El Shawy75122/
El Sawai7534/
El Chawa7524/
El-Saabi7512/
El-Saawy755/
El-Shabe754/
El Saawa754/
El-Sawey754/
El Sawad752/
El Sawat752/
El Sawas751/
El-Shabi751/
El-Sabea751/
El-Shaweesh744/
El-Shahawii741/
El-Shahawey741/
El-Schahawi741/
El Shaabi7117,955/
El Shabah7113,393/
El Sawwah714,271/
El Shaaby71493/
El Shhawy71122/
El Sahawy7182/
El-Sheiwi714/
El Shaiba714/
El-Zahawi713/
El Chaway712/
El Shaawi711/
El-Sheiwy711/
El-Sahabi711/
El Shobaa711/
El Sawaya711/
El Shahwy711/
El-Shaibi711/
El Sawy6710,276/
El Shahawy679,506/
El Shahawi675,891/
El Sawi671,185/
El Shaabou67734/
El Saba67307/
El Shawish6794/
El-Sabo6718/
El-Sabe6710/
El Shahaby675/
El-Zawy674/
El Shahabi673/
El-Sabi672/
El Showaia671/
El-Savi671/
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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 El-Shawa
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