Shiwana Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Shiwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 159 | 1:15,153 | 2,761 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
Shiwana (58) may also be a first name.
Shiwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiwana (Hindi: शिवाना) occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiwana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shiwana is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shiwana are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common forename internationally, borne by 58 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 15,153. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 67 percent reside, Oshikoto Region, where 23 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiwana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiwana in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवाना | sivana | - |
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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
- 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 Shiwana
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