Shiwo Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Shiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shiwo (368) may also be a first name.

Shiwo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shiwo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shiwo is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shiwo reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,251st most common first name throughout the world, held by 368 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 288,459. In Cameroon Shiwo is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiwoh91169/
Shaiwo9115/
Shiwoa912/
Sheiwo911/
Shiewo911/
Shiwou911/
Schiwo911/
Siwo892,971/
Shiwa803,136/
Shibo80442/
Chiwo80113/
Seiwo80104/
Siwoi8090/
Saiwo8077/
Shivo8027/
Shewo8022/
Siwou8016/
Siwoh8015/
Soiwo805/
Siwoa801/
Siwoj801/
Shuwo801/
Siwoo801/
Siwoy801/
Schiwotz7716/
Schivo731,326/
Shiboo73375/
Shiwua73350/
Shaibo73279/
Siwoha73165/
Shioua73138/
Shibuo73124/
Shewoo7384/
Seiwoh7352/
Siswoy7335/
Shoiwa7335/
Shibou7324/
Shoibo7323/
Shaiwa7318/
Chiwoh7315/
Shivoo7312/
Siwosz737/
Shiwah737/
Shisuo736/
Sheywo736/
Shuwoy735/
Shuibo735/
Schiwa735/
Shiova733/
Shihuo733/
Chiwou733/
Chaiwo733/
Siewoh733/
Shewoh733/
Shewou733/
Shiboy732/
Sheibo732/
Shiwau732/
Siewou732/
Chiwoo731/
Siwoss731/
Shewoa731/
Shivgo731/
Sheewo731/
Shiboi731/
Saiwuo731/
Seiwoi731/
Siwuho731/
Shiwaa731/
Shijuo731/
Shaivo731/
Siwoch731/
Shsibo731/
Shihwa731/
Sheiwa731/
Sheivo730/
Siwa6712,132/
Sibo677,483/
Sivo672,270/
Suwo67630/
Sewo67562/
Shaibou67102/
Shiwach6732/
Shiewua6715/
Sheibou6711/
Schaivo678/
Sheawuo676/
Siwá676/
Shaibho674/
Shoibou673/
Schiovo672/
Ciwo672/
Shuibou672/
Chaiwot672/
Saiwoot672/
Scheiwa671/
Shuiwah671/
Shijwad671/
Shiwath671/
Shaiboi671/
Shihwua671/
Shaibuo671/
Shhiwua671/
Shibuoh671/
Scheibo671/
Seiwotz671/
Sheewoh671/
Shaywho671/
Schiboo671/
Shiwuaa671/
Shiwuah671/
Shaaibo671/
Sahaibo671/
Xiwo671/
Sehwood670/

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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 Shiwo
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