Samwar Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Samwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan911:1,963,12019,042
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

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

The last name Samwar (Marathi: शंकर) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samwar? popularity and diffusion

Samwar is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Samwar reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,963,120. In Pakistan Samwar is most numerous in: Sindh, where 88 percent reside and Punjab, where 12 percent reside. Not including Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamwar9233/
Samware921/
Shasmwar861/
Sambar833,432/
Sanwar832,704/
Somwar83181/
Zamwar8329/
Samuar8311/
Jamwar834/
Samvar832/
Sambhar77588/
Shanwar77424/
Somware77113/
Sanware7766/
Shambar7746/
Sainwar7730/
Shomwar7721/
Sanmbar7719/
Sanwwar7711/
Sasnwar776/
Saanwar775/
Somwaar775/
Sambaur773/
Sambaar773/
Saambar773/
Seambar773/
Saunwar772/
Saynwar772/
Sahnwar772/
Saimbar771/
Sambear771/
Sannwar771/
Saymbar771/
Somnwar771/
Sanmvar771/
Sanwaar771/
Chamwar771/
Soemwar771/
Sanwarr771/
Sanwart771/
Shanware71325/
Samworth71315/
Shahnwar71131/
Shambhar7144/
Chamware7134/
Shanwaar713/
Saanware711/
Shanward711/
Sahanwar711/
Shainwar711/
Sheambar711/
Shannwar711/
Shomnwar711/
Sambor672,921/
Jamuar671,133/
Sanvar67874/
Sanbar67654/
Zambar67219/
Sanuar67157/
Sambór67125/
Šambar67102/
Sonwar6770/
Somvar6759/
Zamvar6731/
Sombar6721/
Camuar6717/
Shahanwar671/
Shainware671/
Jamvar671/
Sahaanwar671/

Samwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samwar in the Marathi language
शंकरsankara50
संवारsanvara50

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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 Samwar
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