Al Sawab Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Al Sawab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 280 | 1:94,376 | 5,853 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al Sawab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sawab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Sawab is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Al Sawab.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sawab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 853,416th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Al Sawab is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sawab live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 94,376. In Yemen Al Sawab is most numerous in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 98 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Shabwah Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Yemen Al Sawab exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shawab | 94 | 373 | / |
| Al Sawaab | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Sawaf | 88 | 566 | / |
| Al Sabab | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al Shawaf | 82 | 3,267 | / |
| Al-Shawab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Sawwaf | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Saweeb | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawwaf | 78 | 11 | / |
| Al Shaabab | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sawaf | 75 | 388 | / |
| Al-Sabab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Savab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Zawaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shawaf | 71 | 746 | / |
| Al Shabab | 71 | 22 | / |
| Al-Sawwaf | 71 | 8 | / |
| Al-Sauwaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sobhab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Showaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Zabab | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al-Shabab | 59 | 12 | / |
| Al-Shavaf | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al-Chawaf | 59 | 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 Sawab
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