Shewe Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shewe (82) may also be a first name.
Shewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shewe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shewe? popularity and diffusion
Shewe is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Shewe are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shewe is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 82 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Shewe is most frequent in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside, Adamawa, where 13 percent reside and Benue, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 8 percent reside.
Shewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shewe surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Shewe
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