Shuwu Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Shuwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shuwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2071:188,59615,445
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shuwu (184) may also be a first name.

Shuwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shuwu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shuwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shuwu? popularity and diffusion

Shuwu is the 1,133,308th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shuwu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shuwu is also the 671,014th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 184 people.

The surname Shuwu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 188,596. In Uganda Shuwu is primarily concentrated in: Sironko District, where 48 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 34 percent are found and Kampala District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shouwu9111/
Shuwau919/
Sheuwu913/
Shauwu912/
Shuwus911/
Shuuwu911/
Shuiwu911/
Suwu891,105/
Shubu801,167/
Suwuh80813/
Chuwu80365/
Shiwu80231/
Showu8089/
Suwau8072/
Shuvu8013/
Sauwu809/
Suwou806/
Siuwu802/
Hsuwu802/
Suuwu801/
Suiwu801/
Xhuwu801/
Seuwu801/
Shuibu7311,517/
Shaubu73245/
Seuwou7331/
Shoewu7330/
Shiwuu737/
Sheubu737/
Suwout736/
Chuwwu734/
Shubhu734/
Shuvuu732/
Souwou732/
Showui732/
Shiewu732/
Chouwu732/
Shuhbu731/
Suwuch731/
Shuvau731/
Shubau731/
Chuwau731/
Sowu673,887/
Subu673,577/
Xuwu67969/
Suvu6719/
Åshuvud6715/
Schiwuj675/
Shuibou672/
Shuibuy671/
Chuwuit671/
Shihwui671/
Sshuibu671/

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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 Shuwu
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