Shwa Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India311:24,744,045333,161
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shwa (244) may also be a first name.

Shwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shwa is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Shwa are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shwa is also the 571,890th most common first name on earth It is held by 244 people.

Shwa is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India Shwa is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 52 percent are found, Bihar, where 32 percent are found and Telangana, where 10 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Shwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shwa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shwa Last Name Statistics demography

Shwa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shway89444/
Shwai89121/
Schwa8930/
Shwua894/
Shwha894/
Shwah892/
Shwaj891/
Shwau891/
Shwea891/
Jshwa891/
Swa861,046/
Schwaß80339/
Schwai8064/
Schwat8058/
Schway8045/
Schwap8033/
Schwad8031/
Schwah8029/
Shwatz8013/
Schwas803/
Shwaha802/
Schwaa802/
Shwach802/
Shhwaz802/
Shwahd802/
Shhwaj801/
Schwaj801/
Shhwai801/
Shwe75137,230/
Swai7549,507/
Chwa754,104/
Sway753,856/
Shua751,196/
Shba75220/
Swah75157/
Swea7553/
Shwi7524/
Shwo7511/
Shva759/
Sbha758/
Swaj757/
Swaa752/
Swau752/
Sswa752/
Swwa751/
Shwy751/
Sjwa751/
Svha751/
Swoa751/
Zswa751/
Jswa751/
Hzwa751/
Schwass731,147/
Schwach731,036/
Schwait7366/
Schwapp7360/
Schwaha7341/
Schwaid7332/
Schwaiz7316/
Schwaia7310/
Schwaya738/
Schwatt734/
Schwacz734/
Schwadt734/
Schwahz733/
Schwats732/
Shwajch732/
Schwads732/
Schwaad732/
Schwaaz732/
Schweat732/
Schwaja732/
Schwaap731/
Schwasz731/
Schwatp731/
Shehewa731/
Shwattz731/
Schwazt730/
Schwaup730/
Schwaas730/
Suhaj671,492/
Souha671,122/
Szwaj67761/
Shvai67304/
Szwat67219/
Shuaa67170/
Chhwa67159/
Szuha6773/
Swaap6763/
Schua6762/
Schwe6759/
Swaha6754/
Sweas6736/
Swaai6729/
Szwad6727/
Shvay6722/
Sbhai6721/
Suhač6720/
Chwha6720/
Chway6718/
Shuat6716/
Chwah6716/
Swaaz6716/
Shuad6714/
Swaay6712/
Swaij6711/
Jshua6710/
Shuap679/
Shbai679/
Svaha678/
Shwee677/
Schwaitz677/
Shhba677/
Shvat676/
Shwes676/
Shuaz676/
Shuae676/
Swaih676/
Chwaz675/
Shuay675/
Swaiz675/
Shvaj674/
Shvas674/
Shwyd674/
Swahy674/
Shbaj674/
Swahu673/
Shwedowa673/
Schwauss673/
Shuea673/
Schwi673/
Szway673/
Schwattz673/
Swahd673/
Shwoo672/
Shwou672/
Shbha672/
Schwautz672/
Swadd672/
Swhai672/
Chwea672/
Schwo671/
Shvad671/
Shvah671/
Shvap671/
Shvaz671/
Shwie671/
Sguha671/
Swaah671/
Sweau671/
Schwy671/
Chwwa671/
Ïshwá671/
Shuas671/
Shbay671/
Schwà671/
Sbhah671/
Swgai671/
Sxway671/
Chwaa671/
Swahe671/
Schwatcz671/
Sbhaj671/
Shswi671/
Shbaa671/
Swasd671/
Sweea671/
Chwai671/
Shwey670/
Schwaits670/
Schba670/
Swads670/
Swaus670/

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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
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  • 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 Shwa
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