Sahwil Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sahwil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahwil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603

Sahwil (203) may also be a first name.

Sahwil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sahwil (Arabic: سحويل) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahwil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Sahwil occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Sahwil are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 635,584th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 203 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia Sahwil is mostly concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 64 percent live and North Sumatra, where 36 percent live. Not including Indonesia Sahwil is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 26 percent live and Denmark, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahawil921/
Sawil91304/
Sahwl912/
Sachwill860/
Sawiel8362/
Jahwil8338/
Shawil8311/
Shewil8310/
Sehwil836/
Sawwil833/
Showil833/
Sawill831/
Sahawl831/
Sawilh831/
Seawil831/
Sawl80137/
Szawiel77231/
Sahavil773/
Seawill770/
Shawill770/
Sabil7318,934/
Shawl733,998/
Zawil73167/
Jawil73105/
Sawyl7330/
Saibl7326/
Showl7319/
Shewl7311/
Sjawl732/
Saawl731/
Sowil731/
Savhl731/
Sawlt731/
Sabhl731/
Sewil730/
Schawill7123/
Siawwill710/
Saibel671,017/
Shabil67337/
Sewill67115/
Schawl6792/
Seawel6787/
Cahuil6768/
Saibil6751/
Sağbil6747/
Chowil6730/
Showel6728/
Shewel6720/
Szewil6711/
Shawll679/
Szawyl679/
Saweel678/
Shobil676/
Sawael675/
Sheibl674/
Sajwel674/
Jaiwil673/
Sawillová673/
Chawil672/
Schowl672/
Sawuel672/
Showll672/
Sabill672/
Saybil671/
Sowill671/
Saywel671/
Showld671/
Zawiel671/
Soiwil671/
Shashwell671/
Shahvl671/
Saabil671/
Sabihl671/
Sheewl671/
Schewl670/
Souhwl670/

Sahwil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahwil in the Arabic language
سحويلshwyl-

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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
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  • 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 Sahwil
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