Al Sawi Surname
Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname
Al Sawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 602 | 1:14,688 | 2,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 66 | 1:138,822 | 11,501 |
| Palestine | 37 | 1:122,942 | 7,616 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Sawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Sawi is more commonly found in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 350,743rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Al Sawi live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Levant.
This surname is most numerous in Jordan, where it is held by 602 people, or 1 in 14,688. In Jordan Al Sawi is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 55 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Jerash Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Besides Jordan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 12 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 Sawi
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