Sahw Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Barbados

Sahw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5481:1,399,75453,776
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sahw (14) may also be a first name.

Sahw Last Name Facts

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

Sahw (Arabic: شعو) is found most frequently in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sahw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 511,519th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sahw live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sahw is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 1,399,754. In India Sahw is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 91 percent reside, Bihar, where 2 percent reside and Assam, where 2 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Sahw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sahw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sahw last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sahw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sahw surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sahw earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.83% less than the national average, earning $35,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $33,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahaw89118/
Shahw8927/
Saahw895/
Sahww893/
Sahuw892/
Sahjw892/
Sgahw891/
Saw86963,661/
Saheew808/
Shahaw805/
Shaw75808,364/
Show7537,416/
Siaw7520,560/
Sabh757,225/
Sawh752,471/
Saaw751,743/
Safh75210/
Sauw75204/
Saph75114/
Seaw75109/
Sahf7572/
Savw7529/
Sahv7519/
Saww7510/
Sohw759/
Hsaw758/
Sjaw756/
Ssaw754/
Saiw754/
Sayw752/
Sawf752/
Sajw751/
Savh751/
Szaw751/
Sxaw751/
Sawp751/
Zsaw751/
Shaheew731/
Schachw730/
Schow671,973/
Sahav671,401/
Sahaf671,073/
Safth67984/
Shahf67452/
Shabh67263/
Sahuv67252/
Saiph67234/
Schaw67199/
Sjauw67158/
Sahfh6797/
Shouw6749/
Shawh6749/
Safhh6739/
Shaaw6726/
Sawch6722/
Saahb6720/
Sauph6718/
Safsh6718/
Sahuf6714/
Saphe6713/
Shahv6712/
Saibh6711/
Saphh678/
Shawf678/
Shafh677/
Shjaw677/
Saabh677/
Hsiaw676/
Savdh675/
Saubh674/
Shauw674/
Shaww674/
Siaph674/
Sabhh674/
Sshaw674/
Shoow673/
Shaph673/
Jahwt673/
Safhe673/
Saufh673/
Sachf672/
Sjhaw672/
Shasw672/
Sheaw672/
Shhaw672/
Sawph672/
Saahv671/
Hshaw671/
Zachw671/
Schachhw671/
Showf671/
Showp671/
Shhow671/
Sheiw671/
Seaph671/
Shavh671/
Sshow671/
Hsabh671/
Zahaw671/
Saphz671/
Scaph671/
Saihb671/
Saphp671/
Rzahw671/
Saafh671/
Showw671/
Shajw671/
Sgaww671/
Jajhw671/
Jaihw671/
Sayph670/
Sohws670/
Showt670/
Shayw670/
Sheuw670/
Showz670/
Sapht670/

Sahw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahw in the Arabic language
شعوshw-
عشوshw-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahw
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