Shamawilu Surname
Approximately 3,195 people bear this surname
Shamawilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,195 | 1:55,444 | 4,204 |
Shamawilu (359) may also be a first name.
Shamawilu Demographics
Shamawilu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shamawilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamawilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamawilu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shamawilu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamawilu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 139,812th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,280,922 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamawilu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 459,598th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 359 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,195 people, or 1 in 55,444. In Nigeria Shamawilu is most prevalent in: Katsina, where 89 percent live, Kano, where 5 percent live and Imo, where 2 percent live.
Shamawilu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
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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 Shamawilu
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