Shuwab Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shuwab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shuwab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shuwab (7) may also be a first name.

Shuwab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shuwab (Marathi: शुवाब) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shuwab.

How Common Is The Last Name Shuwab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shuwab live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shuwab is also the 4,548,448th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 7 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuwab9210/
Shuwaib928/
Shuwaïb921/
Shauwab921/
Suwab9114/
Schuwaab863/
Suwaib83496/
Showab8318/
Shuweb836/
Souwab835/
Suwatb833/
Suhwab833/
Suwaeb832/
Shuvab831/
Shubab831/
Suwaub831/
Showaib77782/
Schuvab7733/
Shuvaib7719/
Suwahab778/
Shubaib777/
Showaab775/
Shubhab771/
Schubab771/
Showeab771/
Suchwab771/
Suweb7358/
Subab7324/
Sowab739/
Suwap733/
Suvab732/
Schuvaab7121/
Shubhabh713/
Sowaib67487/
Shubov67183/
Suvaib6741/
Subaib6736/
Shuveb6724/
Subhab6720/
Suweeb672/
Suhuap672/
Showap671/
Suweib671/
Zuwaab671/
Subaub671/
Shivab671/

Shuwab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shuwab in the Marathi language
शुवाबsuvaba-

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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 Shuwab
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