Al-Sawai Surname
Approximately 869 people bear this surname
Al-Sawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 845 | 1:10,464 | 1,912 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Al-Sawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Sawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Sawai occurs most in Jordan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sawai? popularity and diffusion
Al-Sawai is the 403,615th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Sawai reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Levant.
The surname is most widespread in Jordan, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 10,464. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Irbid Governorate, where 83 percent are found, Ajloun Governorate, where 14 percent are found and Amman Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Beside Jordan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 1 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Al-Sawai
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