Sahwan Surname
Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname
Sahwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| Indonesia | 690 | 1:191,665 | 18,300 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Bahrain | 485 | 1:2,781 | 454 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sahwan (3,372) may also be a first name.
Sahwan Demographics
Average Sahwan Salary in
South Africa
R 198,276
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sahwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahwan (Arabic: شوان, Hindi: सहवान, Marathi: सहवान) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahwan? popularity and diffusion
Sahwan is the 161,453rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,702,093 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Sahwan live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 122,758th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 3,372 people.
Sahwan is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 795 people, or 1 in 38,812. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Egypt, where 24 percent reside.
Sahwan Last Name Statistics demography
Sahwan earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.56% less than the national average, earning R 198,276 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahwan in the Marathi language | ||
| सहवान | sahavana | - |
| Sahwan in the Hindi language | ||
| सहवान | sahavana | 80 |
| शहवान | sahavana | 20 |
| Sahwan in the Arabic language | ||
| شوان | shwan | - |
| شون | shwn | - |
| شوّن | shwn | - |
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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 Sahwan
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