Shawia Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Shawia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| Yemen | 70 | 1:377,504 | 10,207 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shawia (82) may also be a first name.
Shawia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shawia is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawia? popularity and diffusion
Shawia is the 1,272,314th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Shawia are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 49 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 82 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 393,502. Beside Iraq this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 39 percent reside and Tunisia, where 11 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 Shawia
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