Shawir Surname
Approximately 3,255 people bear this surname
Shawir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shawir (26) may also be a first name.
Shawir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shawir (Hindi: शाविर, Marathi: शािवर) has its highest incidence in Sudan. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shawir.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 137,629th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,238,877 people. Shawir is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shawir reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name globally It is held by 26 people.
It is most common in Sudan, where it is carried by 3,080 people, or 1 in 12,179. Aside from Sudan this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shawir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shawir in the Hindi language | ||
| शाविर | savira | - |
| Shawir in the Marathi language | ||
| शािवर | saivara | - |
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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 Shawir
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