Sahwy Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sahwy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahwy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahwy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahwy (Arabic: شوي) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sahwy.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahwy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sahwy is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Sahwy reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
The surname Sahwy is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 91,935,754. Excluding Egypt this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahwy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahwy in the Arabic language | ||
| شوي | shwy | - |
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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 Sahwy
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