Shawwaq Surname

221,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shawwaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawwaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,8301:50,2384,917
Palestine81:568,60613,348

Shawwaq (1,735) may also be a first name.

Shawwaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shawwaq occurs most in Egypt. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawwaq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,865th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,964,932 people. The surname Shawwaq occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shawwaq live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Shawwaq is also the 184,185th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 1,735 people.

The last name Shawwaq is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,830 people, or 1 in 50,238. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in one country. It is also found in Palestine, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawaq921/
Sawaq8321/
Shawak77143/
Shawag7739/
Shabaq771/
Shavaq771/
Schawag7143/
Shawakh7115/
Shawake712/
Shabaiq711/
Sabaq67790/
Sawac67776/
Shaabouq67664/
Sawak67408/
Sawag6742/

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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 Shawwaq
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis