Shahwe Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Shahwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shahwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahwe (Hindi: साहवे) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shahwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,235,409th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Shahwe are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shahwe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe Shahwe is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 59 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Shahwe is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahwe in the Hindi language | ||
| साहवे | sahave | 50 |
| शाहवे | sahave | 50 |
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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 Shahwe
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