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 more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shiwana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiwana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,338,236th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shiwana reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 58 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 15,153. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 67 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 23 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Namibia Shiwana occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.
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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