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.

DNA test information

Shawwaq Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Shawwaq occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawwaq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,865th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,964,932 people. The surname is primarily found 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 commonly used first name in the world, held by 1,735 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,830 people, or 1 in 50,238. Excluding Egypt Shawwaq is found in one country. It also occurs in Palestine, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
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