Shapwa Surname

395,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shapwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shapwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia8911:2,704441
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shapwa Last Name Facts

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

Shapwa occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 395,536th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,169,895 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Shapwa is most frequent in Namibia, where it is held by 891 people, or 1 in 2,704. In Namibia Shapwa is mostly found in: Ohangwena Region, where 39 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 18 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia Shapwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapwah921/
Shaepwa921/
Sapwa91103/
Shapwaya8627/
Shabwa83520/
Chapwa8330/
Saipwa8326/
Shepwa8316/
Shapua8313/
Sapwai837/
Sapway832/
Sapwad831/
Sapwaha7722/
Saipway771/
Shaibwa771/
Chapway771/
Shepway771/
Sabwa733,797/
Sapwe731,773/
Sapua73206/
Sepwa7367/
Sapwi737/
Sopwa732/
Sheepway7154/
Sahabwaj711/
Shabwais711/
Sapuay67925/
Shavva67631/
Shabba67523/
Chapwe67431/
Chabwa67410/
Sabwat67308/
Shapui6791/
Saepua6778/
Sapwiz6739/
Shabua6736/
Sompwa6734/
Sapuat6717/
Saepwo6714/
Chapua6711/
Sopwah679/
Savwah679/
Shapue676/
Sapwez675/
Shavba674/
Chopwa674/
Sapwit674/
Sapwis673/
Sabwah672/
Chapwi671/
Shabva671/
Shabwo671/
Siapua671/
Ssabwa671/
Shabwe671/
Shavwe671/
Siabwa671/
Saabwa671/
Sapuad671/
Sabwai671/
Seapua671/
Seypwa671/
Saivwa671/
Chapwo671/

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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 Shapwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis