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

The last name Shamwil is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shamwil click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamwil? popularity and diffusion

Shamwil is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shamwil 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 used given name world-wide It is held by 321 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Shamwil is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent reside and Kaduna, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Shamwil occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside.

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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