Shirwac Surname
Approximately 1,843 people bear this surname
Shirwac Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 1,220 | 1:2,869 | 305 |
| Somalia | 588 | 1:22,878 | 1,280 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shirwac (330) may also be a first name.
Shirwac Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirwac Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirwac is borne by more people in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shirwac click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirwac? popularity and diffusion
It is the 221,405th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,954,176 people. The last name Shirwac is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shirwac live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Shirwac is also the 482,193rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 330 people.
The surname is most common in Somaliland, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 2,869. Without taking into account Somaliland Shirwac exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirwaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shirbach | 80 | 26 | / |
| Schirbach | 75 | 62 | / |
| Serwach | 71 | 744 | / |
| Schirrbach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherbach | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sirvanci | 67 | 10 | / |
| Scherbach | 63 | 224 | / |
| Schurwanz | 63 | 136 | / |
| Shcherbach | 59 | 363 | / |
| Sheerbachh | 59 | 1 | / |
| Servach | 57 | 5 | / |
| Serwoch | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shervaz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zirbach | 57 | 0 | / |
| Zehrbach | 53 | 114 | / |
| Şirvanci | 53 | 80 | / |
| Szervach | 53 | 4 | / |
| Szerbacz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sherwoods | 50 | 5 | / |
| Schurvatz | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Shirwac
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