Shawej Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shawej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shawej (22) may also be a first name.
Shawej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shawej (Hindi: शावेज, Marathi: शावेज) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawej? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Shawej is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shawej reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shawej is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 22 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Shawej is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shawej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shawej in the Marathi language | ||
| शावेज | saveja | - |
| Shawej in the Hindi language | ||
| शावेज | saveja | 90.91 |
| शाहवेज | sahaveja | 9.09 |
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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 Shawej
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