Shawlu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shawlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shawlu (8) may also be a first name.

Shawlu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shawlu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shawlu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shawlu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawlu? popularity and diffusion

Shawlu is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Shawlu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shawlu is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name in the world, held by 8 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawlou92447/
Shawluu921/
Sawlu911/
Shawlouh8675/
Shablu83748/
Sawliu832/
Sawlau831/
Shavlu831/
Cheawlu771/
Schablu770/
Shavlus770/
Sablu7344/
Savlu739/
Sowlu737/
Chowlu67577/
Shavlyuha6715/
Sablou679/
Shahablou672/
Sowliu672/
Seewlu671/
Shoblu671/
Savlus671/
Sewlou671/
Savlou671/
Sablyu671/
Sableu671/
Sablau671/
Sabillu621/
Siavlou621/
Sheiblu621/
Shavloo621/
Sabellou571/
Çavlu55198/
Şavlu5570/
Zavlu551/
Scheiblau5312/
Şavluğ50226/
Zablau50113/
Zablou5026/
Savloo503/
Soblou502/

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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 Shawlu
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