Shwe Surname
Approximately 137,230 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 135,822 | 1:382 | 71 |
| Thailand | 693 | 1:101,931 | 14,672 |
| United States | 224 | 1:1,618,120 | 108,461 |
| Singapore | 146 | 1:37,724 | 1,403 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
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 is more frequently found in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shwe is the 4,095th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,105 people. The surname Shwe is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shwe are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 5,373rd most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 194,936 people.
The surname Shwe is most widely held in Myanmar, where it is borne by 135,822 people, or 1 in 382. Not including Myanmar Shwe is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Shwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shwe surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.57% being registered to vote for the 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.
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