Shawuya Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Shawuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shawuya (324) may also be a first name.
Shawuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawuya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawuya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shawuya is the 1,558,593rd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Shawuya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shawuya reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 487,350th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 324 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 1,362,637. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 31 percent are found, Kaduna, where 23 percent are found and Gombe, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Shawuya
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