Shamwil Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shamwil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamwil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shamwil (321) may also be a first name.

Shamwil Last Name Facts

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

Shamwil is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamwil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Shamwil live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 489,856th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 321 people.

The surname Shamwil is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent are found and Kaduna, where 50 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Shamwil occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamwill930/
Samwil9235/
Samwail86134/
Samwill86122/
Shamuil8623/
Shambil8614/
Samweil864/
Chamwil861/
Shamwel861/
Samwl832/
Shamwele80189/
Schambil80172/
Shamwell8099/
Shamweel8016/
Saimwail804/
Samwel77185,973/
Samuil77329/
Sambil7798/
Sanwil7721/
Samwll771/
Semwil771/
Shamweele7526/
Schambill751/
Shambel7117,922/
Samwell71728/
Samwele71441/
Shamuel71184/
Sambill7170/
Shamuilova7165/
Samwuel7115/
Samweel715/
Jsamwel714/
Samwael713/
Ssamwel712/
Chamuil712/
Shemwel711/
Saimwll711/
Samweal711/
Sanwiel711/
Sammuil711/
Saimbil711/
Samwwel711/
Sanwill710/
Shemwell671,610/
Shomwele67135/
Sahamuel6753/
Sambl6719/
Schambel6718/
Shamouel6714/
Shanwell6710/
Shambell674/
Shambeel673/
Schamuel672/
Sanwl672/
Saimwael672/
Shaimuel671/
Schemwll671/
Chamwell671/
Samwelll671/
Sammwell671/
Shomwell670/

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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 Shamwil
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