Shtwa Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Shtwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shtwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Shtwa (27) may also be a first name.

Shtwa Last Name Facts

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

Shtwa occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shtwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shtwa is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Shtwa reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 39 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Shtwa is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename on earth, borne by 27 people.

The surname Shtwa is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,404,216. Barring Yemen Shtwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Syria, where 22 percent are found.

Shtwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shtwa last name is predominantly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shtwi804/
Stway801/
Stwah801/
Sdhwa801/
Stwai801/
Stwait731/
Stwaai731/
Stua6781/
Stwi674/
Ztwa671/
Sdwa671/
Stwe671/

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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 Shtwa
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