Shurwa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Shurwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Shurwa (14) may also be a first name.
Shurwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shurwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shurwa occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shurwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shurwa is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shurwa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shurwa is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
The last name Shurwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Shurwa is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 50 percent reside, Kano, where 41 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Somalia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaurwa | 92 | 77 | / |
| Shurwaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Surwa | 91 | 166 | / |
| Shirwa | 83 | 1,887 | / |
| Shurba | 83 | 147 | / |
| Shorwa | 83 | 95 | / |
| Shurua | 83 | 9 | / |
| Surway | 83 | 6 | / |
| Shurwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Surwaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Surwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sourwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saurwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shirwua | 77 | 194 | / |
| Schurba | 77 | 44 | / |
| Shorwai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shurbaj | 77 | 12 | / |
| Surwaja | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shourba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shirway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shurbha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shirwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shurbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Surweah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shorwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shirwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Surva | 73 | 137 | / |
| Surwe | 73 | 109 | / |
| Surwi | 73 | 103 | / |
| Surba | 73 | 95 | / |
| Surua | 73 | 92 | / |
| Sorwa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Surwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shourbah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Shourbha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Surwasch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaurbha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Surbay | 67 | 279 | / |
| Siurua | 67 | 270 | / |
| Shurbi | 67 | 192 | / |
| Shirva | 67 | 136 | / |
| Surwez | 67 | 96 | / |
| Sourba | 67 | 61 | / |
| Survai | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shurui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Survay | 67 | 28 | / |
| Surwit | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sorwea | 67 | 18 | / |
| Surbai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sourva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Surwuy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Szurba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shirwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Surwoy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shurve | 67 | 6 | / |
| Surbha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sorway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Surbea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Survad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saurba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schurvatz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Surwio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Churwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suhrba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chourwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Survat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soorwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shurue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suruea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Survas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szurua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shurby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zurwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saurua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Survaa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Shurwa
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