Salawak Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Salawak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salawak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Salawak Last Name Facts

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

Salawak occurs most in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Salawak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salawak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Salawak occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Salawak are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Salawak is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 5,955,190. In The Philippines Salawak is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 100 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salawag868/
Salewak862/
Shalabak801/
Salawague75102/
Jalawahak751/
Zalabak71165/
Salabok71134/
Calawac711/
Salavag711/
Salewok711/
Zalaback6713/
Jhalavak676/
Solowake671/
Sallaboukh591/
Salahabaig591/
Solabac57464/
Zalabák57209/
Solavac576/
Calavag572/
Zelewak571/
Solabokh537/
Sollabok530/
Schelowok501/

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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 Salawak
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