Shawapala Surname
Approximately 474 people bear this surname
Shawapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 473 | 1:5,094 | 967 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shawapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shawapala occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawapala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 641,055th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shawapala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 5,094. In Namibia it is most common in: Ohangwena Region, where 74 percent reside, Erongo Region, where 16 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Namibia Shawapala occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawapala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Savapala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sawapalo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chawapola | 78 | 2 | / |
| Saevopala | 67 | 12 | / |
| Savapoulas | 63 | 6 | / |
| Chawoopali | 63 | 5 | / |
| Savatpalli | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chavapalli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chavatpalli | 60 | 4 | / |
| Savapolos | 56 | 4 | / |
| Savopalos | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chowoopali | 53 | 3 | / |
| Savopoulas | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sawopoulos | 53 | 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 Shawapala
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