Shaawa Surname
Approximately 2,722 people bear this surname
Shaawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,203 | 1:80,410 | 5,710 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
Shaawa (4,507) may also be a first name.
Shaawa Demographics
Shaawa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shaawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaawa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 160,228th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,677,276 people. The last name Shaawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaawa live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 102,509th most numerous given name globally It is held by 4,507 people.
The surname Shaawa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,203 people, or 1 in 80,410. In Nigeria Shaawa is primarily found in: Kano, where 80 percent are found, Zamfara, where 9 percent are found and Imo, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent are found.
Shaawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shaawa surname is predominantly Traditional African (92%) in Nigeria.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shaawa
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