Shipwan Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shipwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shipwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shipwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shipwan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Shipwan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shipwan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheipwan930/
Sipwan9210/
Sipwang8635/
Sipwane864/
Saiphwan80129/
Supwan77505/
Sipuan777/
Sepwan772/
Sipuang7136/
Simpuan7113/
Chipuan7110/
Saipuan716/
Shepuan715/
Suepwan714/
Shibban713/
Shibwon711/
Subhwan711/
Shivban711/
Sibwane711/
Chaipuan6750/
Shivbhan6711/
Cheepwan676/
Soipuang675/
Schupuan670/

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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
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  • 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 Shipwan
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