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 surname Sheway is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sheway click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 228,458th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. The surname Sheway occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheway reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Excluding Ethiopia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 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 Sheway
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