Shawey Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Somalia
Shawey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Shawey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shawey occurs most in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shawey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shawey is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shawey live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
The surname Shawey is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,215,084. Barring Egypt Shawey occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 29 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live.
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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
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