Shawaf Surname

146,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Shawaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,8911:48,6184,776
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Iraq371:946,53112,381
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shawaf (62) may also be a first name.

Shawaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shawaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﻑ) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,655th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,411,498 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Shawaf reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Shawaf is also the 1,246,114th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 62 people.

Shawaf is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,891 people, or 1 in 48,618. Excluding Egypt Shawaf exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 30 percent live and Kuwait, where 2 percent live.

Shawaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shawaf last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Shawaf are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Shawaf earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.13% less than the national average, earning $31,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $55,387 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawwaf9232/
Shawaaf922/
Sawaf916,858/
Sawwaf83232/
Chawaf8360/
Shabaf8353/
Shavaf833/
Shawaw831/
Shawav831/
Showaf831/
Schawab7715/
Shahbaf772/
Chawafe772/
Shawaib771/
Shahwab771/
Shauwab771/
Shawhaw770/
Savaf7311/
Sabaf736/
Sowaf732/
Sawaw731/
Zawaf731/
Sawav730/
Shabaifh712/
Shawawth711/
Shawahaw711/
Shabab678,352/
Shavab6755/
Shavav6748/
Shabav6740/
Shabow6729/
Sawowa6726/
Sawoff6718/
Shawow676/
Shawob675/
Sawavt673/
Chawav672/
Sohwab672/
Sawaaw671/
Sawaub671/
Sawasw671/
Sawauw671/
Siawaw671/
Shobaf671/
Sabaaf671/

Shawaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shawaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﻑalshwaf-

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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 Shawaf
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