Shanwer Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shanwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shanwer (10) may also be a first name.

Shanwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanwer occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Shanwer occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Shanwer reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

Shanwer is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Shanwer is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanwer9210/
Shanber8613/
Shanver863/
Chanwer860/
Shonwere8040/
Shanveer807/
Schanber803/
Sanver77102/
Samwer7759/
Sanber7718/
Sanwir773/
Sanwre771/
Sadtnweer751/
Shainberh751/
Schaunber750/
Shamber71678/
Sanvert71198/
Sanveer7116/
Shanvir7113/
Sanvere715/
Sanvier714/
Sanverd713/
Shenver712/
Sjadtnweer712/
Sonwier711/
Shanbir711/
Sonwert711/
Saunber711/
Saanber711/
Sonwere711/
Shonber710/
Shonver710/
Chanuer710/
Chanveer6714/
Sahanvir671/
Schonuer671/
Shaumber671/
Sheamber671/
Shambeer671/
Sonwhere671/
Seanever671/
Chainuer671/
Channuer671/

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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 Shanwer
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