Shahwan Surname
Approximately 13,903 people bear this surname
Shahwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 2,787 | 1:3,173 | 640 |
| Egypt | 2,715 | 1:33,862 | 3,580 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,544 | 1:12,129 | 1,681 |
| Lebanon | 2,327 | 1:2,422 | 459 |
| Palestine | 2,113 | 1:2,153 | 432 |
| Iraq | 466 | 1:75,154 | 2,502 |
| Yemen | 284 | 1:93,047 | 5,806 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Pakistan | 85 | 1:2,101,693 | 19,804 |
| Syria | 60 | 1:321,684 | 4,579 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 52 | 1:176,198 | 12,766 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Shahwan (273) may also be a first name.
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Shahwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahwan (Arabic: شهوان, Hindi: शहवान) is more commonly found in Jordan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 37,879th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 524,171 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Shahwan are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Levant. Shahwan is also the 537,992nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 273 people.
Shahwan is most frequent in Jordan, where it is held by 2,787 people, or 1 in 3,173. In Jordan Shahwan is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 88 percent reside, Balqa Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Not including Jordan Shahwan exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent reside.
Shahwan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Maronite (94%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Shahwan surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.
The amount Shahwan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $46,613 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahwan in the Hindi language | ||
| शहवान | sahavana | 58.33 |
| शाहवान | sahavana | 37.5 |
| शहबान | sahabana | 4.17 |
| Shahwan in the Arabic language | ||
| شهوان | shhwan | - |
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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
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