Shawers Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shawers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Shawers Last Name Facts

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

Shawers occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shawers is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shawers is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Shawers live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Shawers is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawers922,607/
Shaers922/
Schauwers88264/
Showers867,063/
Shavers863,691/
Schaers86105/
Shauers8675/
Saywers8653/
Sawiers8615/
Shabers8611/
Saweirs869/
Shayers864/
Shawars863/
Saweers861/
Sawhers861/
Shawors860/
Sawgers860/
Saers83176/
Schauwaers8280/
Schauwears821/
Schauers8096/
Schavers8033/
Shaviers8019/
Schowers8012/
Shaverse807/
Shaivers801/
Shajeers801/
Shabeers801/
Sheavers801/
Shaggers801/
Showerss801/
Shawarsh801/
Schewers801/
Sayers7724,513/
Sowers7713,595/
Shears779,243/
Sauers773,664/
Shiers771,351/
Sheers77536/
Sabers77437/
Sawirs77237/
Saiers77122/
Shyers77118/
Sewers7791/
Savers7761/
Shairs7745/
Sheirs7716/
Sheurs7711/
Sawars776/
Shoers772/
Shuers771/
Sehars771/
Schaevers7582/
Schovaers7532/
Schouwers7522/
Chavers713,845/
Scheers713,613/
Saggers711,774/
Seavers711,163/
Siewers71961/
Scheirs71349/
Schiers71217/
Saviers71192/
Scheurs71125/
Shovers71122/
Schears7189/
Seehars7180/
Saverse7179/
Saubers7171/
Sauyers7154/
Schoers7139/
Schuers7135/
Seabers7127/
Sayerse7119/
Shevers7115/
Saversh7112/
Schoevaers7111/
Chayers713/
Chauers713/
Shavirs713/
Chowers712/
Soewers712/
Sahvers712/
Saveurs712/
Sayerss712/
Saevers711/
Sheersh711/
Sheirsh711/
Shavars711/
Shavors711/
Szawars711/
Soweers711/
Shabirs711/
Saouers711/
Savhers711/
Sgaiers711/
Sauiers711/
Shouers710/
Sewoers710/
Seiwers710/
Schairs710/
Shiears710/
Souwers710/
Hsowers710/
Sheyers710/
Sheiers710/
Schaurs710/
Sayiers710/
Sears6752,246/
Seers671,164/
Syers671,105/
Schevers67577/
Soers67238/
Suers67146/
Scheuers67120/
Saurs67113/
Sayrs6792/
Schobers6774/
Schovers6760/
Seurs6759/
Chaverst6754/
Sairs6747/
Cheavers6727/
Sheevers6717/
Seharsch6717/
Schuyers6711/
Scheiers6710/
Shavarsh673/
Chaivers673/
Schoyers672/
Sauveurs672/
Scheyers672/
Sausvers672/
Seirs671/
Chaveers671/
Chaverss671/
Schewirs671/
Sievhers671/
Sheyvers671/
Shiggers671/
Seaverss671/
Shaverze671/
Schoiers671/
Scheurrs671/
Schévers671/
Shahvars671/
Sheehars670/
Shuggers670/
Seyrs670/
Schuerrs670/

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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 Shawers
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