Shawafa Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen
Shawafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawafa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Shawafi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sawayfa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shabafa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sawatfa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shawafy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shawafeh | 80 | 31 | / |
| Shawadfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sawaifah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sawafi | 77 | 119 | / |
| Sawafy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sawefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawafet | 71 | 6,361 | / |
| Chowafa | 71 | 52 | / |
| Shabafi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Showafy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chawafe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seawafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savafah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawafeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shobafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Showadfy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Shawafa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis