Shahow Surname
Approximately 895 people bear this surname
Shahow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 882 | 1:15,252 | 975 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Shahow (14) may also be a first name.
Shahow Demographics
Shahow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shahow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahow has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shahow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahow? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 394,524th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. The surname Shahow is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shahow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
Shahow is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Other than Somalia Shahow is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.
Shahow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaihow | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shahoow | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shahaow | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sahow | 91 | 49 | / |
| Shaow | 91 | 25 | / |
| Shahov | 83 | 394 | / |
| Saehow | 83 | 121 | / |
| Sajhow | 83 | 9 | / |
| Seahow | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sayhow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaows | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saow | 80 | 187 | / |
| Shaehov | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shahoff | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shahoub | 77 | 6 | / |
| Schahov | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shahouf | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shahoof | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shaowsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shuihow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schaowp | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shaov | 73 | 1,752 | / |
| Sayow | 73 | 513 | / |
| Sajow | 73 | 468 | / |
| Saeow | 73 | 144 | / |
| Shaof | 73 | 128 | / |
| Chaow | 73 | 62 | / |
| Saowa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Sahov | 73 | 24 | / |
| Shaob | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sohaw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sohow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shoaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siaow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shajhova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaahova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaihhov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahayaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaouf | 67 | 443 | / |
| Shaova | 67 | 402 | / |
| Shaoib | 67 | 273 | / |
| Sahovs | 67 | 40 | / |
| Shaofe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Schauhoff | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shohov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chahov | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sahoub | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saahov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saehaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shaoff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zahhow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schaov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaoub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schaof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaows | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saehov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shauov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saeoow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siaowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seaoow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauhof | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shahow
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