Shabwa Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Shabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1781:108,4333,445
Yemen1661:159,1897,721
Lebanon1281:44,0403,875
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Shabwa (33) may also be a first name.

Shabwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shabwa (Arabic: شبوه) occurs most in Syria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shabwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 598,302nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. Shabwa is predominantly found 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 commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

The surname is most frequent in Syria, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 108,433. In Syria it is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Besides Syria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 32 percent are found and Lebanon, where 25 percent are found.

Shabwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shabwa surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (70%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaibwa921/
Sabwa913,797/
Shabwais861/
Sahabwaj861/
Shapwa83892/
Shabba83523/
Chabwa83410/
Sabwat83308/
Shabua8336/
Shavba834/
Sabwah832/
Siabwa831/
Shabwe831/
Shabva831/
Shabwo831/
Ssabwa831/
Saabwa831/
Sabwai831/
Chaabwa77220/
Shabbaj77199/
Shaibua7710/
Siabwai779/
Shaabba777/
Sabwaya775/
Chaubwa774/
Shobway773/
Shabbay772/
Sabwhat771/
Chaibwa771/
Shaivba771/
Shabbai771/
Shabvaz771/
Shaepwa771/
Chabwat771/
Shapwah771/
Sahabua771/
Sabwe733,866/
Sabba733,451/
Sabua73903/
Sapwa73103/
Sebwa7359/
Sobwa7351/
Sabva7333/
Savba7314/
Sabwo734/
Sabwi731/
Shapwaya7127/
Shaaibua712/
Sahabbaj711/
Shabouha711/
Shaibuat711/
Shabuhat711/
Saibua672,547/
Chabwe671,272/
Shavva67631/
Shabbi67389/
Ssabwe67348/
Shabbo67266/
Saabwe67231/
Chabwi67179/
Chabva67155/
Chabua67117/
Shabby67104/
Sabuad6797/
Chobwa6749/
Sabbağ6744/
Shabui6736/
Sabvat6731/
Chapwa6730/
Sabbay6727/
Saipwa6726/
Sabbaj6725/
Shepwa6716/
Sabbai6715/
Shapua6713/
Sabuat6711/
Saybua6711/
Siabwi679/
Savwah679/
Shabbe678/
Saebua678/
Zabwah677/
Sapwai677/
Sabbaa676/
Sa'bua676/
Saibba674/
Shabvo673/
Sapway672/
Shabuo672/
Siabwe672/
Siabua672/
Shahabbah672/
Ssebwa672/
Sabuaa671/
Sabuas671/
Sapwad671/
Shavwe671/
Shahbbaaj671/
Sabbau671/
Sabweh671/
Zaabwa671/
Ssabba671/
Saabba671/
Sabuay671/
Suobwa671/
Sabbea671/
Shobwe671/
Saivwa671/
Saebwo671/
Sebway670/

Shabwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shabwa in the Arabic language
شبوهshbwh-
شابواshabwa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shabwa
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