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Where Does The Last Name Shawish Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shawish (Arabic: الشاويش) is held by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawish? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Shawish is the 23,162^nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 311,407 people. The surname Shawish occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Shawish reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 614,549^th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 216 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is held by 6,772 people, or 1 in 1,306. In Jordan Shawish is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 66 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Ma'an Governorate, where 10 percent reside. Other than Jordan it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 24 percent reside and Syria, where 15 percent reside.

Shawish Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (65%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shawish last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Shawish earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,656 USD per year.