Shawq Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Shawq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Shawq (2,371) may also be a first name.

Shawq Last Name Facts

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

Shawq is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawq? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shawq is the 1,263,456th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shawq live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 60 percent live in Levant. Shawq is also the 152,570th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 2,371 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 555,899. Not including Iraq it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 26 percent are found and Lebanon, where 19 percent are found.

Shawq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shawq last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawqe915/
Sawq8917/
Shawqut835/
Shawk803,304/
Shafq80105/
Shabq803/
Saawq803/
Chawq801/
Showq801/
Shawg801/
Shawke73657/
Shaifq7376/
Shafqt7315/
Schawk7313/
Shafqe734/
Shaffq733/
Shawks732/
Shafhq732/
Shawkh731/
Shahwk731/
Sahawk731/
Shawgh731/
Sheewq731/
Sahafq731/
Shafıq731/
Shafqh731/
Shahfq731/
Shafque6797/
Shafqut6720/
Sawk678/
Zawq677/
Sabq675/
Shaifqe673/
Schawkt671/
Sawc671/
Shafffq671/
Shaifeq671/
Shahffq671/
Shawkhe671/
Sawg671/
Schaewk671/
Savq671/
Xawq671/

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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 Shawq
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