Salwaa Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Salwaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
Salwaa (570) may also be a first name.
Salwaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salwaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salwaa is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Salwaa.
How Common Is The Last Name Salwaa? popularity and diffusion
Salwaa is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Salwaa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salwaa live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 351,242nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 570 people.
It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Salwaa
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