Shamwa Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Shamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1001:56,3714,436
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shamwa (17) may also be a first name.

Shamwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shamwa is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Shamwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shamwa are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Levant. Shamwa is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename globally It is held by 17 people.

The last name Shamwa is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 56,371. In Lebanon Shamwa is most frequent in: Akkar Governorate, where 93 percent are found and North Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Barring Lebanon this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Kuwait, where 4 percent are found.

Shamwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shamwa last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamway928/
Shamwas922/
Shaamwa921/
Shaemwa921/
Samwa912,196/
Shaumway862/
Sahamwaj861/
Shatemwa861/
Shamwaha861/
Shamwaiz861/
Shamwash861/
Shahmwaz861/
Shamba8329,430/
Samway83155/
Chamwa83138/
Shamva8394/
Shamua8335/
Shanwa8321/
Samwah8313/
Shomwa836/
Shemwa836/
Siamwa832/
Samwai832/
Shamwi832/
Samwaj831/
Shamwe831/
Samwua831/
Samw'a831/
Samwat831/
Shambay77697/
Shaumba77695/
Samwaja77290/
Shanwaj77123/
Shambai77103/
Shambha7764/
Shaimba7759/
Chamwad7751/
Shomwua7727/
Shanwad7711/
Shanwai779/
Samwais776/
Shemway772/
Shomway772/
Shambaj772/
Chaamwa772/
Samwaus772/
Shaamba772/
Sahmwaj771/
Chamway771/
Shammua771/
Shamvah771/
Shaanwa771/
Shhamba771/
Samwats771/
Shanway771/
Shzamwi771/
Shemwua771/
Shahnwa771/
Shamuha771/
Shambaa771/
Chamwat771/
Schamba770/
Saumway770/
Shambau770/
Samba73333,743/
Sanwa733,012/
Samwi731,054/
Samua73866/
Somwa73227/
Semwa73184/
Samva7353/
Samwe7317/
Samwo731/
Shahnwaj71315/
Sahanwaj71177/
Shambeau71158/
Shanwash7114/
Shanmbay7111/
Sachimwa718/
Shanwaaj717/
Shhanwaj713/
Shhanwaz712/
Chaimwai712/
Schambau711/
Shaumbha711/
Shahnwah711/
Shajnwaj711/
Shanwahj711/
Shanwasj711/
Shambhai711/
Shambhau711/
Shambhay711/
Sachemwa711/
Samwahad711/
Chamwaha711/
Schemway710/
Shannway710/
Shambo672,638/
Sambai672,357/
Shambi672,180/
Chamua671,361/
Sambea671,125/
Sambay67610/
Sambaa67606/
Shambe67399/
Shahanwaj67387/
Shanba67308/
Saumba67302/
Samvad67185/
Sambau67178/
Chamwe67164/
Samvat67150/
Ssamba67121/
Shamby67120/
Sanwah67100/
Shamue6796/
Saemua6789/
Shanua6787/
Chanwa6787/
Schambeau6774/
Saimua6761/
Chomwa6760/
Zsamba6739/
Saimba6738/
Sambaj6732/
Shomwe6727/
Samwee6723/
Somwad6719/
Sanwaj6718/
Somwai6712/
Sanway6711/
Shamui6711/
Sanwai6710/
Sanwua679/
Chamva678/
Siamwi676/
Semwah676/
Samuat676/
Seamua676/
Seamba675/
Seanwa674/
Samwiz674/
Chamwi673/
Somway673/
Shamvi673/
Saamba673/
Sainwa673/
Sammba673/
Samuay673/
Shonwa672/
Sanwaa672/
Somwas672/
Sahanwaaj671/
Samuaa671/
Samuea671/
Schanwath671/
Sjamba671/
Somwah671/
Sonhwa671/
Shahnwaaj671/
Shanva671/
Shahambaj671/
Shahjnwaj671/
Saamua671/
Samweh671/
Sambaí671/
Hsamba671/
Sianwa671/
Soumwa671/
Samuas671/
Samweu671/
Sambéa671/
Sanwea671/
Sanwoa671/
Saymua671/
Chachemwa671/
Zamwua671/
Samuae671/
Samwii671/
Semmwa671/
Xhanwa671/
Shahnwwaz671/

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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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  • 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 Shamwa
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