Shamway Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Shamway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shamway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamway occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shamway.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamway? popularity and diffusion

Shamway is the 6,723,624th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shamway are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Shamway is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Shamway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shamway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shamway Last Name Statistics demography

Shamway earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaumway932/
Samway92155/
Shamwa92112/
Shambay86697/
Samwayi8647/
Samwaya8617/
Shemway862/
Shomway862/
Shamwas862/
Chamway861/
Shaamwa861/
Shaemwa861/
Shanway861/
Saumway860/
Samwa832,196/
Shacimwaya821/
Siamwayo8036/
Siamwayu8025/
Chamwaya8012/
Shanmbay8011/
Shamwiya808/
Shambaya806/
Sahamwaj801/
Shatemwa801/
Shambhay801/
Shamwaha801/
Shamwaiz801/
Shamwash801/
Shahmwaz801/
Schemway800/
Shannway800/
Shachimwaya7860/
Shamba7729,430/
Sambay77610/
Chamwa77138/
Shamby77120/
Shamva7794/
Shamua7735/
Shanwa7721/
Samwah7713/
Sanway7711/
Shomwa776/
Shemwa776/
Somway773/
Samuay773/
Siamwa772/
Samwai772/
Shamwi772/
Samwaj771/
Shamwe771/
Samwua771/
Samw'a771/
Samwat771/
Shambhaya751/
Semwayo711,525/
Sambaya711,327/
Shaumba71695/
Sambaye71440/
Samwaja71290/
Shanwaj71123/
Shambai71103/
Sambayo7196/
Samhuay7185/
Shambha7164/
Shambuy7159/
Shaimba7159/
Chamwad7151/
Chamwey7137/
Shanbay7136/
Shomwua7127/
Sambayu7124/
Shamboy7120/
Samwaji7116/
Samwoyo7115/
Chanway7113/
Shanwad7111/
Semwaya7111/
Zamwayi7110/
Shanwai719/
Shamuey718/
Shambey718/
Sanwaye716/
Samwais716/
Shambhy714/
Samuays713/
Saunway712/
Samwiya712/
Shambaj712/
Chaamwa712/
Samwaus712/
Shaamba712/
Sahmwaj711/
Shammua711/
Ssambay711/
Shamvah711/
Shaanwa711/
Shhamba711/
Samwats711/
Samwhys711/
Saumbay711/
Shzamwi711/
Shemwua711/
Samvays711/
Shahnwa711/
Shamuha711/
Shambaa711/
Shanmby711/
Chamwat711/
Somways710/
Schamba710/
Shambau710/
Samba67333,743/
Sanwa673,012/
Samwi671,054/
Samby671,009/
Samua67866/
Shahnwaj67315/
Somwa67227/
Semwa67184/
Sahanwaj67177/
Samva6753/
Shambeya6738/
Shamboya6727/
Samwe6717/
Ssemwaya6715/
Shanwash6714/
Sanwy679/
Sachimwa678/
Shanwaaj677/
Shambaji676/
Shambiya674/
Siamwiye674/
Shamueya674/
Shhanwaj673/
Chamwiya673/
Shhanwaz672/
Chamweha672/
Chaimwai672/
Schambau671/
Shaumbha671/
Shahnwah671/
Shajnwaj671/
Shanbhay671/
Shanwahj671/
Shanwasj671/
Shambaia671/
Shambhai671/
Shambhau671/
Shamboja671/
Shambyya671/
Siamwaja671/
Sannways671/
Shambooy671/
Shambuya671/
Shamueyi671/
Shahmboy671/
Shemwaja671/
Saambaya671/
Sachemwa671/
Samwahad671/
Chamwaha671/
Samvy671/
Chamhuay671/
Sainways670/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamway
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