Family name شواخ (شواخ 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name شواخ is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, Lebanon, and Jordan, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Syria, Lebanon, and Iran. Also, شواخ is the forename as well as the last name.