Shaiwan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shaiwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shaiwan (9) may also be a first name.
Shaiwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaiwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaiwan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shaiwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaiwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Shaiwan reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 9 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 33 percent live, Nasarawa, where 33 percent live and Plateau, where 33 percent live. Besides Nigeria Shaiwan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
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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 Shaiwan
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