Shamwan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shamwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shamwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamwan is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Shamwan reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant.
Shamwan is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Outside of Iraq this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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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