Sakwan Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sakwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1301:1,017,30174,410
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Sakwan (953) may also be a first name.

Sakwan Last Name Facts

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

Sakwan (Marathi: सकवान) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,095,216th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname Sakwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sakwan reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sakwan is also the 261,626th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 953 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 1,017,301. In Indonesia it is most common in: Jambi, where 48 percent reside, West Java, where 24 percent reside and East Java, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Sakwan exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankwan92288/
Sakwane92190/
Saikwan9272/
Saekwan9263/
Siakwan9218/
Sakhwan9211/
Saakwan929/
Sakwhan928/
Shakwan923/
Sakwang922/
Sakwain921/
Shakwane862,198/
Saikhwan86110/
Sakhwaan869/
Shakhwan868/
Shankwan863/
Sahakwan861/
Shatkwan861/
Shaikwan861/
Sakkhwan861/
Zakwan831,059/
Sagwan83232/
Sakuan83183/
Saqwan8329/
Jakwan8322/
Sokwan833/
Sekwan832/
Sakwong77906/
Sokwane77316/
Saekuan77267/
Zhakwan7745/
Sookwan7711/
Seekwan777/
Sagwane776/
Shagwan775/
Shakuan775/
Saghwan774/
Jakwane774/
Saikwon774/
Sagwang773/
Saigwan771/
Sanqwan771/
Jaukwan771/
Suikwan771/
Zakwane771/
Sokwaan771/
Sakuane771/
Seakuan771/
Sokkwan771/
Zakkwan771/
Jaikwan771/
Shaqwan770/
Shokwane71355/
Songkwan7155/
Seangwan7151/
Sangkuan7115/
Chaikwan7111/
Sokhwane7110/
Sookhwan716/
Sookwhan715/
Saikuang714/
Soonkwan713/
Sookkwan713/
Shuikwan712/
Sageewan711/
Sahakuan711/
Giakwand711/
Shaqwann711/
Sangwain711/
Sakwaham711/
Shonkwan711/
Shagwane711/
Siaghwan711/
Sookwang711/
Chaikwang672,578/
Zakuan67580/
Saguan67377/
Sagban67287/
Jagwan67256/
Sacuan67167/
Sagvan67163/
Zaqwan6715/
Sokwon679/
Zagwan677/
Segwan676/
Sekuan676/
Cagwan675/
Sekwon674/
Saingwhan674/
Sookkhwan674/
Saquan673/
Jakuan673/
Sogwan672/
Chaikwhan672/
Seanghwan672/
Sakuon671/
Sheikhwan671/
Sagwam671/
Seangwahn671/
Chagkwean671/
Chaikwank671/
Chaukwang671/

Sakwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakwan in the Marathi language
सकवानsakavana-

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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 Sakwan
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