Shuwa Surname

182,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5661:113,1187,521
Japan6791:188,2838,698
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Shuwa (20,005) may also be a first name.

Shuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shuwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shuwa is the 182,345th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,126,360 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Shuwa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,778th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 20,005 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,566 people, or 1 in 113,118. In Nigeria Shuwa is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 28 percent are found, Yobe, where 19 percent are found and Benue, where 10 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Shuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (62%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shuhwa91157/
Shuwai9128/
Shauwa9110/
Sahuwa9110/
Shuwau919/
Shuway916/
Shuwah913/
Sohuwa911/
Shuewa911/
Shuwea911/
Shuwha911/
Shuwua911/
Schuwa911/
Shouwa911/
Suwa8933,103/
Shuhwai8311/
Shuswai832/
Schuwaz832/
Shuiwah831/
Shuwaid831/
Chuwa8019,876/
Shuva808,599/
Shuba804,566/
Shiwa803,136/
Sauwa80984/
Suwaj80611/
Suwai80356/
Shuwi80119/
Suwah80105/
Souwa80102/
Suwau8072/
Seuwa8062/
Suway8029/
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Shuwe8013/
Suwaa8012/
Suhwa8011/
Suywa809/
Suewa807/
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Suwua802/
Suwha801/
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Suwga801/
Shuwo801/
Szuwa801/
Suwea801/
Shaushwa771/
Sauwaa732,786/
Shubha732,485/
Chauwa732,460/
Shueva73571/
Shiwai73448/
Shiwua73350/
Cheuwa73214/
Chuwai73153/
Shuvha73133/
Chouwa7369/
Shouba7362/
Shubay7355/
Shuiba7346/
Shuwei7328/
Shihua7328/
Suwach7327/
Sahuwo7316/
Shuvai7315/
Suwaha7312/
Shouva7310/
Shuvah739/
Sueway738/
Shuiwe738/
Chuway737/
Shiwah737/
Shauba736/
Sahuwi736/
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Showua736/
Shuwoy735/
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Showay734/
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Siujwa734/
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Sohuwe733/
Shoowa733/
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Shubai732/
Suhuap732/
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Sahuva732/
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Souway732/
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Shubau731/
Shusua731/
Shutva731/
Shuvas731/
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Shauva731/
Suchua731/
Shiwaa731/
Siuywa731/
Shujwe731/
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Souwae731/
Schuwi731/
Szuwaj731/
Suways731/
Chuwaj731/
Chuiwa731/
Sauwea731/
Suwaij731/
Jsuhua731/
Shauwe731/
Shihwa731/
Schuwe731/
Shubaa731/
Showai731/
Suwayd731/
Chuwau731/
Suba6720,719/
Suva677,327/
Suwi672,982/
Suwe671,112/
Suwo67630/
Schuwey67402/
Schouwe67124/
Scheuba6782/
Shubayh6740/
Souhuat6724/
Shaubha6719/
Souweha6719/
Shiewua6715/
Schuwje6714/
Shubaai6711/
Shihuay6710/
Shoubah679/
Schueva678/
Shaubai677/
Chuchwa676/
Shuihua676/
Schuwie676/
Shouhua674/
Shuvash673/
Souhuad673/
Chuswat673/
Shubeau672/
Schuweh672/
Shouwei672/
Suwaadh672/
Shubhai672/
Shihhua672/
Souwaid672/
Chauway671/
Chushua671/
Chuwatt671/
Chuweah671/
Shubaih671/
Shubhay671/
Shaubaj671/
Shauwgi671/
Sushwha671/
Suswaha671/
Suwaová671/
Shihwua671/
Shhiwua671/
Shoubha671/
Shouwey671/
Shuuvaa671/
Shuwehe671/
Shuwieh671/
Schauba671/
Schouba671/
Suwy671/
Suwatch671/
Cheuwat671/
Chuwuha671/
Shiwuaa671/
Shiwuah671/
Schauva671/
Souchua671/
Shoeway670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shuwa
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