Shawwa Surname
Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname
Shawwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 930 | 1:9,508 | 1,769 |
| Pakistan | 201 | 1:888,776 | 12,135 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shawwa (778) may also be a first name.
Shawwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shawwa is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 319,816th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. The last name Shawwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shawwa reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Levant. Shawwa is also the 294,181st most common first name in the world, borne by 778 people.
This surname is most numerous in Jordan, where it is held by 930 people, or 1 in 9,508. In Jordan it is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 52 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 42 percent live and Balqa Governorate, where 3 percent live. Aside from Jordan this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Iraq, where 1 percent live.
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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 Shawwa
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