Sanwai Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sanwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sanwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanwai (Oriya: ସନୱାଇ) is most common in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sanwai.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanwai is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sanwai are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 25 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 25 percent are found and Odisha, where 25 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in China, where 10 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanwai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanwai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନୱାଇ | sanawa'i | - |
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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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- 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 Sanwai
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