Sheway Surname
Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname
Sheway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Sheway (15) may also be a first name.
Sheway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheway is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sheway click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheway? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheway is the 228,458th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. The surname Sheway is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheway reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sheway is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Not including Ethiopia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 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 Sheway
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