Shalwa Surname
Approximately 745 people bear this surname
Shalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 647 | 1:40,843 | 3,505 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shalwa (250) may also be a first name.
Shalwa Demographics
Shalwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shalwa is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalwa? popularity and diffusion
Shalwa is the 454,874th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shalwa are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shalwa is also the 563,826th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 250 people.
It is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 647 people, or 1 in 40,843. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Lahij Governorate, where 47 percent reside, Ibb Governorate, where 31 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 19 percent reside. Not including Yemen Shalwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Shalwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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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