Shawabi Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shawabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2571:102,8226,174
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Shawabi (16) may also be a first name.

Shawabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shawabi is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawabi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shawabi are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shawabi is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name Shawabi is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 102,822. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 97 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Other than Yemen this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 2 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Shawabi
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