Shwe Surname

4,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Shwe Surname User-submission:

Shwe is Burmese name. Shwe means 'gold' or 'golden'. Actually Burmese has no surname or family name. A Burmese full name can be a single syllable or multiple syllables. For example, the name of Burmese UN General Secretary is "Thant".

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Shwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar135,8221:38271
Thailand6931:101,93114,672
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Singapore1461:37,7241,403
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Australia431:627,80744,139
England361:1,547,72466,012
India341:22,560,747316,052
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Norway231:223,57824,793
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Finland141:392,62226,475
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Macau11:601,6301,582
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Shwe (194,936) may also be a first name.

Shwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shwe is Burmese name. Shwe means 'gold' or 'golden'. Actually Burmese has no surname or family name. A Burmese full name can be a single syllable or multiple syllables. For example, the name of Burmese UN General Secretary is "Thant". Burmese call him "U Thant" where "U" is same as "Mr." in English. When Burmese people have to fill up a from on internet or aboard, they were forced to add family name, which they don't have. So they likely to use the last syllable of their name as a family name. Notorious former Burmese head of military juntas, Than Shwe is a good example.

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Shwe Last Name Facts

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

Shwe occurs most in Myanmar. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,095th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,105 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shwe live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 5,373rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 194,936 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Myanmar, where it is borne by 135,822 people, or 1 in 382. Aside from Myanmar it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Shwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shwe surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shwe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $43,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwe8959/
Shwee897/
Shwes896/
Shwie891/
Shwea891/
Shwey890/
Swe86183,646/
Shw86125/
Shweih80792/
Schwei80245/
Schwey80109/
Shweij80100/
Schwez8065/
Schwie8061/
Shweer8017/
Schwep8011/
Shweit8011/
Schwet809/
Shwehy807/
Shweyd803/
Schweh802/
Shweis802/
Shue754,804/
Swee753,694/
Swie75507/
Swei75261/
Sweh75158/
Chwe7580/
Shwa7568/
Swea7553/
Shhw7529/
Shwi7524/
Hshw7517/
Shsw7512/
Hswe7511/
Shve7510/
Swey755/
Swej754/
Swue754/
Shbe752/
Szwe752/
Shwd752/
Hzwe752/
Sweu751/
Shwy751/
Svhe751/
Swwe751/
Swje751/
Swhe751/
Xswe751/
Schwehr731,173/
Schweiß73531/
Schweid73292/
Schweit73118/
Schweis7384/
Schwerr7355/
Schwets7320/
Schwech7317/
Schweds7312/
Shweish7310/
Schweez7310/
Schwecz738/
Schweth737/
Schwepp733/
Schwher732/
Schweat732/
Shwehet732/
Schwejd732/
Schwepf731/
Shweitz731/
Schweip731/
Shweesh731/
Shwheed731/
Shhweez731/
Schwehs730/
Schwuer730/
Shved6716,303/
Sw678,414/
Shuey674,304/
Sweih671,804/
Schue67871/
Szwej67624/
Shway67444/
Souhe67261/
Chwee67241/
Shwai67121/
Shver67117/
Szwez6792/
Schwecht6766/
Shoue6760/
Shvey6742/
Shvei6737/
Szwer6736/
Sweas6736/
Szwet6733/
Shuee6732/
Shuer6732/
Shuet6732/
Chweh6727/
Sweys6725/
Shveh6722/
Sjwed6721/
Shhue6718/
Chwei6711/
Shued679/
Swedh679/
Shvet678/
Schweisz678/
Shuie677/
Swedt677/
Schweedt676/
Shbee675/
Shwyd674/
Schweits674/
Shwha674/
Suhej674/
Shwedowa673/
Shuea673/
Shues673/
Schwi673/
Szwei673/
Szwep673/
Szwes673/
Schve672/
Hswee672/
Szwey672/
Szweć672/
Suihe672/
Shvez672/
Chwea672/
Sbheh672/
Swess671/
Chwez671/
Schweerr671/
Shvee671/
Shves671/
Shwaj671/
Swezt671/
Szhweitz671/
Schwy671/
Schweish671/
Shuez671/
Hshue671/
Ïshwá671/
Zswed671/
Chweś671/
Sweey671/
Chwey671/
Schweitd671/
Schwettz671/
Shswi671/
Shbeh671/
Swwet671/
Sweea671/
Sweee671/
Chwes671/
Hshhw671/
Schweist670/
Sweds670/
Swiej670/
Schweith670/

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