View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name Shiwa (Hindi: शिवा, Oriya: ଶିୱା, Tibetan: ཤི་བ་) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Shiwa is the 142,011^th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,323,835 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Shiwa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shiwa is also the 110,389^th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 4,002 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,573 people, or 1 in 33,656. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 51 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live and Mara Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Shiwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding 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.