El Sawafet Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

El Sawafet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Sawafet Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan8751:10,1061,853
Palestine731:62,3135,695

El Sawafet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Sawafet Come From? nationality or country of origin

El Sawafet occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Sawafet? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Sawafet is the 377,044th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,687,285 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Sawafet live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most numerous in Jordan, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 10,106. In Jordan it is most frequent in: Zarqa Governorate, where 67 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 18 percent are found and Irbid Governorate, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Jordan this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Palestine, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Sawafieh86253/
El Sawafi842,436/
El Sawafy8427/
El Sawafih801/
El Shawafy801/
El Shawadfi761,434/
El Shawadfy76123/
El Shawatfy764/
El-Sawafy741/
El-Shawwafi671,403/
El-Shawadfy67123/
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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 El Sawafet
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