Shamwa Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Shamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 100 | 1:56,371 | 4,436 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shamwa (17) may also be a first name.
Shamwa Demographics
Shamwa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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.
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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 Shamwa
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