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 more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 319,816th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,234,000 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shawwa are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 294,181st most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 778 people.
Shawwa is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is borne by 930 people, or 1 in 9,508. In Jordan it is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 52 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 42 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Jordan Shawwa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent are found and Iraq, 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 Shawwa
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