Shagwe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shagwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shagwe (15) may also be a first name.
Shagwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shagwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shagwe is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shagwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shagwe is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shagwe reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Shagwe is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo Shagwe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Shagwe
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