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 surname Shawaz (Hindi: शाहवेज) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shawaz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shawaz is the 849,693rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shawaz reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Levant. Shawaz is also the 517,703rd most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 291 people.
The last name is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 162,891. Besides Iraq Shawaz occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
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
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- 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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