Al-Sawafi Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Al-Sawafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 291 | 1:12,673 | 1,451 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al-Sawafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Sawafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Sawafi occurs more in Oman more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sawafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 853,416th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Al-Sawafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Sawafi live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
Al-Sawafi is most widespread in Oman, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 12,673. In Oman it is primarily found in: Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate, where 0 percent reside and Muscat Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Other than Oman it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent reside and Qatar, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shawafi | 95 | 215 | / |
| Al Sawafi | 89 | 269 | / |
| Al-Sawafy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawafi | 84 | 14,638 | / |
| Al Sawwafi | 84 | 2 | / |
| Al-Shewafi | 84 | 2 | / |
| Al Shawadfi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Al-Shawadfy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Shawwafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sowafy | 78 | 12 | / |
| Al Jawafi | 78 | 5 | / |
| Al Sabafi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawafy | 74 | 929 | / |
| Al Shabafi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawadfy | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawafey | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Sewafy | 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
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- 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 Al-Sawafi
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