Shiwa Surname
Approximately 3,136 people bear this surname
Shiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,573 | 1:33,656 | 3,944 |
| Japan | 1,034 | 1:123,641 | 6,842 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Syria | 38 | 1:507,922 | 5,264 |
| Afghanistan | 38 | 1:846,136 | 8,622 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shiwa (4,002) may also be a first name.
Shiwa Demographics
Average Shiwa Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shiwa (Hindi: शिवा, Oriya: ଶିୱା, Tibetan: ཤི་བ་) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 142,011th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,323,835 people. The surname is mostly 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 110,389th most widely held first name in the world, held by 4,002 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,573 people, or 1 in 33,656. In Tanzania Shiwa is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 51 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside and Mara Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Shiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiwa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤི་བ་ | shiwa | - |
| Shiwa in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवा | siva | 91.11 |
| शीवा | siva | 6.67 |
| शिव | siva | 2.22 |
| Shiwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିୱା | siwa | 83.33 |
| ଶିୱ | siwa | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Shiwa
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