Sansawi Surname

271,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sansawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sansawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4291:70,84612,198
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Sansawi (49) may also be a first name.

Sansawi Last Name Facts

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

Sansawi is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sansawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sansawi is the 271,821st most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,085,517 people. The last name Sansawi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sansawi are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 49 people.

The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,429 people, or 1 in 70,846. In The Philippines Sansawi is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 60 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 31 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shansawi931/
Sansiawi931/
Shanshawi88122/
Sansahawi881/
Samsawi8636/
Sansawe8632/
Sansawa8619/
Jansawi863/
Sanjhawi80244/
Sansawet80123/
Shamsawi8041/
Sansabai8034/
Sanshawa8011/
Jansawai805/
Sansawed803/
Sanshawe801/
Seansawa801/
Chansawi801/
Shanshawy7516/
Shamshawi757/
Chansawai753/
Shanshabi753/
Janjawi71247/
Sonsawa71103/
Sanjavi719/
Samsavi715/
Sonsewi714/
Sonsavi712/
Sansave711/
Zansavio67258/
Sansaver67134/
Jansawee679/
Sangiabi675/
Shamsawy674/
Shamzawi671/
Sansabuy671/
Chamsawi671/
Cansaway670/

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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 Sansawi
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