Shanawi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shanawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shanawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanawi is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanawi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanawi live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Shanawi is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Shanawi is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 43 percent are found, Perak, where 43 percent are found and Pahang, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Shanawi
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