Shawish Surname
Approximately 23,402 people bear this surname
Shawish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 6,772 | 1:1,306 | 207 |
| Libya | 5,535 | 1:1,128 | 293 |
| Syria | 3,441 | 1:5,609 | 611 |
| Egypt | 2,441 | 1:37,663 | 3,917 |
| Iraq | 2,180 | 1:16,065 | 1,040 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Israel | 523 | 1:16,363 | 2,447 |
| Lebanon | 400 | 1:14,093 | 1,964 |
| Yemen | 316 | 1:83,624 | 5,507 |
| Palestine | 273 | 1:16,662 | 2,851 |
| United Arab Emirates | 99 | 1:92,548 | 8,296 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Shawish (216) may also be a first name.
Shawish Demographics
Shawish Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shawish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shawish (Arabic: الشاويش) is more frequently found in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawish? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,162nd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 311,407 people. Shawish occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Shawish live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Levant. It is also the 614,549th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 216 people.
The last name is most numerous in Jordan, where it is held by 6,772 people, or 1 in 1,306. In Jordan Shawish is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 66 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent are found and Ma'an Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Jordan this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 24 percent are found and Syria, where 15 percent are found.
Shawish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (65%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Shawish are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shawish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shawish in the Arabic language | ||
| الشاويش | alshawysh | - |
| شاويش | shawysh | - |
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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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- 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 Shawish
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