Shabwa Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Shabwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 178 | 1:108,433 | 3,445 |
| Yemen | 166 | 1:159,189 | 7,721 |
| Lebanon | 128 | 1:44,040 | 3,875 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shabwa (33) may also be a first name.
Shabwa Demographics
Shabwa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shabwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shabwa (Arabic: شبوه) is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shabwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shabwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 598,302nd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shabwa live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Levant. Shabwa is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 33 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 108,433. In Syria it is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Syria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 32 percent are found and Lebanon, where 25 percent are found.
Shabwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (70%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shabwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shabwa in the Arabic language | ||
| شبوه | shbwh | - |
| شابوا | shabwa | - |
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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 Shabwa
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