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

Shiwa (Hindi: शिवा, Oriya: ଶିୱା, Tibetan: ཤི་བ་) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

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

The last name Shiwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,573 people, or 1 in 33,656. In Tanzania Shiwa is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 51 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent are found and Mara Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Shiwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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.