Shuw Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Shuw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shuw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shuw (41) may also be a first name.

Shuw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shuw is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shuw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Shuw live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shuw is also the 1,590,275th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shouw8949/
Shuwe8913/
Shauw894/
Sahuw892/
Sheuw890/
Suw86200/
Schouw801,678/
Schauw8011/
Shuiwe808/
Schëuw801/
Scheuw801/
Shujwe801/
Shauwe801/
Schuwe801/
Show7537,416/
Shub751,242/
Suwe751,112/
Shuv751,039/
Souw75546/
Sauw75204/
Shuf7537/
Chuw7516/
Seuw7512/
Suwt757/
Siuw753/
Suuw751/
Suvw751/
Suws751/
Suww751/
Susw751/
Sujw751/
Hsuw751/
Hxuw751/
Schouwe73124/
Schouws73116/
Shuib673,037/
Shuff672,430/
Shaub671,738/
Shoub67390/
Shauf67308/
Sahuv67252/
Shubh67221/
Sjauw67158/
Sjouw67138/
Sauwe6777/
Schuf6753/
Shouf6749/
Souwe6747/
Chauw6743/
Shufe6718/
Sahuf6714/
Shuft6711/
Chouw679/
Sheuf674/
Sheub674/
Shauv674/
Shuyb673/
Shoow673/
Chujw673/
Shuif672/
Sjuwz671/
Shufs671/
Shupf671/
Showf671/
Sheuv671/
Shhow671/
Sshow671/
Shuvŏ671/
Shouv671/
Chuhw671/
Shuiv671/
Sutvw671/
Showw671/
Shoew670/

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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 Shuw
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