Shanwe Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shanwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shanwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanwe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanwe live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Shanwe is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Shanwe is most prevalent in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon Shanwe exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent live.
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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 Shanwe
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