Shwany Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Shwany Surname User-submission:
It comes from the Kurdish word, shwan or şiwan (شوانی) which means 'shepherd'. There is also a village outside the city of Kirkuk in south Kurdistan which is called Shwan, and people who are from there bear the surname of Shwani.
Read More About This SurnameShwany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 126 | 1:277,950 | 5,710 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Shwany Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It comes from the Kurdish word, shwan or şiwan (شوانی) which means 'shepherd'. There is also a village outside the city of Kirkuk in south Kurdistan which is called Shwan, and people who are from there bear the surname of Shwani.
Additional info: Shwanis from the village of Shwan are also sometimes nicknamed Black Peppers ("reşe bîber" in Kurdish) due to their infamously hot temper.
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Where Does The Last Name Shwany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shwany is found most in Iraq. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shwany.
How Common Is The Last Name Shwany? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,453,389th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Shwany is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shwany are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Levant.
The last name is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 277,950. Apart from Iraq this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.
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