Shaweh Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shaweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Shaweh (3) may also be a first name.
Shaweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaweh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaweh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaweh is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shaweh is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaweh reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 3 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Shaweh is most common in: Kaduna, where 50 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Shaweh is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, 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 Shaweh
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