Sanw Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sanw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sanw (18) may also be a first name.

Sanw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanw is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sanw live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sanw is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Sanw is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,402,310. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 68 percent reside, Sindh, where 26 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanwe8995/
Shanw893/
Hsanw891/
Sajnw891/
Sanwz891/
Saanw891/
Seanew803/
Sannwe803/
Shanwe802/
Shaanw801/
Shanws801/
Sainew801/
Saanwe801/
Sanb75104/
Janw7587/
Sanv7572/
Sanf7555/
Samw7523/
Sonw752/
Sangeew739/
Shanwhe731/
Sanft671,236/
Shanb67661/
Saenv67109/
Sonwe6732/
Shenw6723/
Shanv6712/
Scanf6710/
Sanfe6710/
Chanw679/
Shanf678/
Sanvt674/
Sanmb673/
Sanvì673/
Jainw672/
Janww671/
Sanph671/
Sainv671/
Saanb671/
Saumw671/
Sanbh671/
Shahanwz671/
Janhw671/
Samww671/
Sainf671/
Sanff671/
Sainb671/

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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 Sanw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis