Shawkan Surname
Approximately 2,584 people bear this surname
Shawkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,047 | 1:25,239 | 2,517 |
| Iraq | 954 | 1:36,710 | 1,633 |
| Syria | 538 | 1:35,876 | 2,206 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shawkan (26) may also be a first name.
Shawkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawkan is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shawkan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawkan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 167,378th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,820,258 people. Shawkan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shawkan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 26 people.
This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,047 people, or 1 in 25,239. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 96 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent live and Dhamar Governorate, where 0 percent live. Excluding Yemen this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 37 percent live and Syria, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawkane | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sawkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shahwkhan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shafkan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shavkan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sawkhan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shawqan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shawkong | 80 | 112 | / |
| Shabkhan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Siawkhan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chawkhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safkan | 77 | 325 | / |
| Savkan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Sawcan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sawkam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zawkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaifkhan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shafkhaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafqkhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shabcan | 71 | 344 | / |
| Shovkan | 71 | 168 | / |
| Shavkanova | 71 | 31 | / |
| Sawkham | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chafkan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shahabkhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shabqan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zawkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawcon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafqan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafkon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chowkang | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cheawkon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shabcaan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cheiwkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwcan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shobkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shovkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafqain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schafkausen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawquan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shawkan
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