Shawami Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shawami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Shawami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawami occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Shawami occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Shawami reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Shawami is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent live and Iraq, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawami | 92 | 888 | / |
| Showami | 86 | 226 | / |
| Sawatmi | 86 | 93 | / |
| Sawamis | 86 | 14 | / |
| Shabami | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sawaumi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Saiwami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saswami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shavami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saywami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shawama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chawami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shawomi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawatmai | 80 | 80 | / |
| Sawatmit | 80 | 49 | / |
| Shavammi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shawamet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sawame | 77 | 928 | / |
| Sawama | 77 | 197 | / |
| Sowami | 77 | 117 | / |
| Savami | 77 | 109 | / |
| Sabami | 77 | 48 | / |
| Sawamy | 77 | 26 | / |
| Sewami | 77 | 22 | / |
| Zawami | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sawahamit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saweame | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sowatmi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Showomi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chavami | 71 | 6 | / |
| Showemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Showame | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shobami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sasvami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sobhami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chawamy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chawame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabaumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soswami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savamit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahvami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savamio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chowami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabaami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souwami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Showama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabaimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahbami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shabame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shewemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shavamma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chouwami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawatmee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavhemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savaimoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savaimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shehuami | 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 Shawami
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