Sanwa Surname
Approximately 3,012 people bear this surname
Sanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,811 | 1:45,480 | 3,814 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Sanwa (8,814) may also be a first name.
Sanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanwa (Oriya: ସାନୱ) occurs most in Japan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanwa is the 147,082nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,419,504 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sanwa live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 66,632nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 8,814 people.
The last name Sanwa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 2,811 people, or 1 in 45,480. In Japan Sanwa is most numerous in: Gifu Prefecture, where 13 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Aomori Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Beside Japan this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Sanwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sanwa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sanwa last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନୱ | sanawa | - |
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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 Sanwa
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