Samwar Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Samwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
Samwar (75) may also be a first name.
Samwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samwar (Marathi: शंकर) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,795,579th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samwar live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most numerous forename internationally, held by 75 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 1,963,120. In Pakistan Samwar is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 88 percent live and Punjab, where 12 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamwar | 92 | 33 | / |
| Samware | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shasmwar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambar | 83 | 3,432 | / |
| Sanwar | 83 | 2,704 | / |
| Somwar | 83 | 181 | / |
| Zamwar | 83 | 29 | / |
| Samuar | 83 | 11 | / |
| Jamwar | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samvar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sambhar | 77 | 588 | / |
| Shanwar | 77 | 424 | / |
| Somware | 77 | 113 | / |
| Sanware | 77 | 66 | / |
| Shambar | 77 | 46 | / |
| Sainwar | 77 | 30 | / |
| Shomwar | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sanmbar | 77 | 19 | / |
| Sanwwar | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sasnwar | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saanwar | 77 | 5 | / |
| Somwaar | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sambaur | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sambaar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saambar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seambar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saunwar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saynwar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sahnwar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saimbar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sambear | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sannwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saymbar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somnwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanmvar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanwaar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chamwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soemwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanwarr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanwart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shanware | 71 | 325 | / |
| Samworth | 71 | 315 | / |
| Shahnwar | 71 | 131 | / |
| Shambhar | 71 | 44 | / |
| Chamware | 71 | 34 | / |
| Shanwaar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saanware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanward | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahanwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shainwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheambar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shannwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shomnwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambor | 67 | 2,921 | / |
| Jamuar | 67 | 1,133 | / |
| Sanvar | 67 | 874 | / |
| Sanbar | 67 | 654 | / |
| Zambar | 67 | 219 | / |
| Sanuar | 67 | 157 | / |
| Sambór | 67 | 125 | / |
| Šambar | 67 | 102 | / |
| Sonwar | 67 | 70 | / |
| Somvar | 67 | 59 | / |
| Zamvar | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sombar | 67 | 21 | / |
| Camuar | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shahanwar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shainware | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamvar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahaanwar | 67 | 1 | / |
Samwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samwar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 50 |
| संवार | sanvara | 50 |
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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 Samwar
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