Shw Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Shw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India711:10,803,738202,948
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Shw (100) may also be a first name.

Shw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shw has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shw are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 946,056th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 100 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 86 percent reside, Bihar, where 7 percent reside and Odisha, where 4 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwe86137,230/
Shww8663/
Shhw8629/
Hshw8617/
Shsw8612/
Schw865/
Jshw861/
Shwp861/
Shwt861/
Shwz861/
Sxhw861/
Shvw861/
Sw808,414/
Shwth7523/
Hshhw751/
Schwz751/
Shwfh751/
Shwww751/
Shsww751/
Shhwz751/
Ssvhw751/
Hshww751/
Schws750/
Swe67183,646/
Shb67514/
Hsw67131/
Sbh6741/
Chw6735/
Swh6732/
Ssw6719/
Sww6716/
Shv6715/
Swf6714/
Shf6711/
Hxw6711/
Jsw6710/
Swz6710/
Svw6710/
Sxw678/
Sfh678/
Svh678/
Szw677/
Zsw675/
Sjw675/
Geeshw674/
Suhowa674/
Xsw674/
Xhw673/
Schwpp670/
Shehew670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis