View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The surname Shawka is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Shawka is the 245,043^rd most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,484,644 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shawka reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Levant. Shawka is also the 679,247^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 180 people.

The last name Shawka is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is carried by 552 people, or 1 in 8,241. In Palestine Shawka is most prevalent in: Bethlehem Governorate, where 65 percent reside, Jerusalem Governorate, where 34 percent reside and Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Palestine this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 24 percent reside and Jordan, where 24 percent reside.

Shawka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Latin Catholic (61%) in Lebanon.