Al Sawafi Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Al Sawafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 230 | 1:16,035 | 1,651 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| 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 last name Al Sawafi has its highest incidence in Oman. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sawafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 966,131st most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Sawafi live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most frequent in Oman, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 16,035. In Oman it is primarily concentrated in: Muscat Governorate, where 2 percent reside and Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Not including Oman this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shawafi | 95 | 14,638 | / |
| Al Sawwafi | 95 | 2 | / |
| Al Shawadfi | 90 | 8 | / |
| Al Shawwafi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sawafi | 89 | 320 | / |
| Al Jawafi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Al Sabafi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawafy | 84 | 929 | / |
| Al-Shawafi | 84 | 215 | / |
| Al Shabafi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawadfy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Shawafey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Sewafy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sawafy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shewafi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Al-Shawadfy | 70 | 4 | / |
| Al-Sowafy | 67 | 12 | / |
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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 Sawafi
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