Shapwaya Surname
3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Shapwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapwaya | 88 | 73 | / |
| Siapwaya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Shapwa | 86 | 892 | / |
| Sapway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shampwayu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shampwayi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sapwaha | 80 | 22 | / |
| Sabwaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saipway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chapway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shepway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sapwa | 77 | 103 | / |
| Sheepway | 75 | 54 | / |
| Siabwaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chopwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shapuiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sapuay | 71 | 925 | / |
| Shabwa | 71 | 520 | / |
| Saipwa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Sapwai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sapwae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabwoya | 67 | 180 | / |
| Shobway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saepuay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sebwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shabbay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saspuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaibwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shapwaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis