Shaways Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Shaways Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaways Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shaways Last Name Facts

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

Shaways occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaways? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shaways is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Shaways live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,188,853. Without taking into account Iraq this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and Sweden, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawaysh931/
Shawas9250/
Shawash86597/
Shahwas8665/
Shawais8611/
Shaweys862/
Sawayas861/
Sawayes861/
Shawats861/
Shawase861/
Shaswas861/
Sawas834,125/
Sawayase8062/
Shawaash8030/
Shawwash807/
Shabayas801/
Shahwayz801/
Shaweash801/
Shahswas801/
Sawase771,125/
Shabas77498/
Shawaz77322/
Chawas7735/
Shawis7732/
Sawash7728/
Shawaj7727/
Sawwas779/
Shavas778/
Sabays776/
Sawasd776/
Sawass775/
Sawyes774/
Siawas773/
Sawayz773/
Sawais772/
Sahwas771/
Shawes771/
Sawasz771/
Sawats771/
Sawaas771/
Shahwaaas757/
Shawish7123,402/
Shawesh7111,493/
Shabash714,128/
Showase71827/
Shahwaj71161/
Shawaiz71116/
Schabas71116/
Sawashe7162/
Sahavas7117/
Chaiwas7115/
Shaabas7113/
Siawash7112/
Sahawaj7112/
Savayas7110/
Shaweis718/
Sawatse718/
Sabayas716/
Sawiyas715/
Shabass715/
Shaibas713/
Sawasse713/
Sabayos713/
Schawes712/
Shahvas712/
Shavash712/
Shawwaz712/
Sawasch712/
Sabayes712/
Savayos711/
Seawash711/
Shavast711/
Shawatz711/
Shabysh711/
Sayvays711/
Shawehs711/
Shabhas711/
Shabais711/
Chawase711/
Sahwass710/
Sabas6715,640/
Savas672,671/
Sawac67776/
Shaweesh67688/
Shawoush67419/
Shaweish67202/
Schawarz6743/
Sawes6736/
Sabys6731/
Sawis6730/
Shahawaj6718/
Sawaz6717/
Schawach6715/
Sawaj6714/
Sahauvas6713/
Shahswaz6710/
Shahavas677/
Sowas677/
Shabhash675/
Schawatz675/
Shawiesh675/
Shaweshe674/
Sabhayas674/
Showaish672/
Sahavase671/
Chawashe671/
Schawace671/
Sawaashe671/
Sawaihis671/
Shahvash671/
Shaahwaj671/
Sawaishe671/
Shavatsh671/
Shahbasz671/
Shahuash671/
Shahvast671/
Shawisch671/
Shawishj671/
Sshawarz671/
Sawyj671/
Shaabash671/
Shahbaas671/
Chaiwase671/

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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 Shaways
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis