Shawau Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shawau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shawau (80) may also be a first name.
Shawau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shawau is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shawau is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shawau are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shawau is also the 1,075,395th most numerous given name on earth, held by 80 people.
The last name Shawau is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Shawau is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 50 percent reside and Sokoto, where 50 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 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
- 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 Shawau
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