Shawaz Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Shawaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 215 | 1:162,891 | 4,104 |
| Afghanistan | 43 | 1:747,748 | 8,015 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shawaz (291) may also be a first name.
Shawaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shawaz (Hindi: शाहवेज) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawaz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shawaz is the 849,693rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name Shawaz is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shawaz live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Levant. Shawaz is also the 517,703rd most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 291 people.
The last name Shawaz is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 162,891. Not including Iraq this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 13 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shawaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shawaz in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहवेज | sahaveja | 40 |
| शाहवाज | sahavaja | 20 |
| शावाज़ | savaza | 10 |
| शहवाज़ | sahavaza | 10 |
| शहबाज़ | sahabaza | 10 |
| शाहबाज़ | sahabaza | 10 |
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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 Shawaz
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