Shawahin Surname

100,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Shawahin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawahin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan3,4551:2,559500
Palestine1,2311:3,695815
United States101:36,245,893832,629
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Shawahin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shawahin is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawahin? popularity and diffusion

Shawahin is the 100,421st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,549,223 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shawahin reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.

It is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is held by 3,455 people, or 1 in 2,559. In Jordan it is most frequent in: Irbid Governorate, where 59 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 30 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Beside Jordan it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Shawahin Last Name Statistics demography

Shawahin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawahen881/
Shawaheen822/
Shawohen751/
Sawaen719/
Zowahin6759/
Saiwaen6724/
Sowehin677/
Shabaen674/
Shahabooin671/
Saywaen671/
Sabaiyen63149/
Chaiwaen63114/
Savohint636/
Chawaeng634/
Chavohin631/
Shahween631/
Shahueen631/
Sewaen5720/
Sawoen5711/
Sawaem574/
Sohouhouin561/
Saewoen5374/
Sabouin531/
Sowaeng531/
Soveain531/
Saibaen531/
Choosuahing531/
Seveain530/
Souwouin505/
Choowaen502/
Sawhaeng501/
Sabouinn501/
Sabohean501/
Souveain501/

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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 Shawahin
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