View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Shiwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shiwa (Hindi: शिवा, Oriya: ଶିୱା, Tibetan: ཤི་བ་) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Shiwa is the 142,011^th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,323,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Shiwa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 110,389^th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 4,002 people.

The surname Shiwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,573 people, or 1 in 33,656. In Tanzania Shiwa is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 51 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside and Mara Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Shiwa is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Shiwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

The amount Shiwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.15% less than the national average, earning R 120,840 per year; in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.74% less than the national average, earning $37,390 CAD per year.