Shiw Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Shiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana121:63,5185,280
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Shiw (29,644) may also be a first name.

Shiw Last Name Facts

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

Shiw (Hindi: शिव) occurs in Guyana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Shiw reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. Shiw is also the 28,144th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 29,644 people.

This last name is most widespread in Guyana, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 63,518. In Guyana it is mostly concentrated in: East Berbice-Corentyne, where 75 percent are found and Demerara-Mahaica, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Guyana this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Malaysia, where 15 percent are found.

Shiw Last Name Statistics demography

Shiw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiew89220/
Shiwe89116/
Shisw893/
Xshiw891/
Sheiw891/
Siw86140/
Shuiwe808/
Schiew807/
Sheiwe801/
Siew7517,169/
Shiv754,796/
Shew754,043/
Shib752,086/
Siwe75843/
Chiw75466/
Shif75373/
Saiw754/
Seiw754/
Siwt753/
Siwp752/
Soiw752/
Ssiw751/
Hciw751/
Siwz751/
Sihw751/
Shjw751/
Sgiw751/
Siwf751/
Siws751/
Siww751/
Hsiw751/
Shaif6711,456/
Siewe676,703/
Shaib675,622/
Shoib674,037/
Shuib673,037/
Shiff67819/
Schif67230/
Schib67154/
Sheib67119/
Saiwe6794/
Shaiv6787/
Shief6774/
Schew6757/
Shoif6747/
Chaiw6742/
Shift6741/
Shiov6730/
Shifs6722/
Sheew6719/
Sziwe6718/
Seiwe6716/
Shife6715/
Sheif6715/
Shewe6713/
Shiev6712/
Shoiv676/
Shiph675/
Cheiw673/
Soiwe673/
Shibh673/
Shifh672/
Shidf672/
Sheaw672/
Shuif672/
Sahjw672/
Hsiew672/
Siwft671/
Sjiew671/
Schiv671/
Schiwowa671/
Seehw671/
Shivs671/
Shuiv671/
Shywz671/
Shsib671/
Shajw671/
Seisw671/
Shews671/
Hshib671/
Sheiv670/
Shivd670/
Sheuw670/
Shayw670/

Shiw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shiw in the Hindi language
शिवsiva-

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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 Shiw
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