Shilawi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Shilawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Shilawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shilawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shilawi is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilawi? popularity and diffusion

Shilawi is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shilawi are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Levant.

The last name is most frequent in Jordan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,421,218. Outside of Jordan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 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 Shilawi
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