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 surname Shawwa occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shawwa is the 319,816th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,234,000 people. The last name Shawwa is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shawwa reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 294,181st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 778 people.
The last name Shawwa is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is borne by 930 people, or 1 in 9,508. In Jordan Shawwa is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 52 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 42 percent reside and Balqa Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Jordan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent reside and Iraq, where 1 percent reside.
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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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