Shewah Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Shewah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Shewah (120) may also be a first name.
Shewah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shewah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shewah is carried by more people in Liberia 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 Shewah? popularity and diffusion
Shewah is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Shewah are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 852,104th most common forename in the world, borne by 120 people.
Shewah is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia Shewah is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 100 percent live. Barring Liberia Shewah is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 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 Shewah
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