Shiwala Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Shiwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shiwala (29) may also be a first name.
Shiwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shiwala (Hindi: शिवाला, Oriya: ଶିୱାଲା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiwala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Shiwala occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Shiwala are found; 29 percent are found in Southern Africa and 29 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shiwala is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Shiwala is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 88 percent live and Odisha, where 13 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiwala in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवाला | sivala | - |
| Shiwala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିୱାଲା | siwala | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Shiwala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis