Shuwa Surname
Approximately 2,331 people bear this surname
Shuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,566 | 1:113,118 | 7,521 |
| Japan | 679 | 1:188,283 | 8,698 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Shuwa (20,005) may also be a first name.
Shuwa Demographics
Shuwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shuwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 182,345th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,126,360 people. Shuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Shuwa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shuwa is also the 37,778th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 20,005 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,566 people, or 1 in 113,118. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 28 percent live, Yobe, where 19 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Shuwa exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Shuwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (62%) in Nigeria.
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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 Shuwa
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