Sanwan Surname
Approximately 1,817 people bear this surname
Sanwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 901 | 1:198,273 | 4,863 |
| Thailand | 750 | 1:94,184 | 13,293 |
| Benin | 125 | 1:82,685 | 9,761 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sanwan (7,176) may also be a first name.
Sanwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanwan (Hindi: सांवल, Marathi: संवाम, Oriya: ସନୱାନ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 224,013th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,010,757 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Sanwan live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sanwan is also the 76,374th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 7,176 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 198,273. In Pakistan Sanwan is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 41 percent are found and Benin, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanwan in the Hindi language | ||
| सांवल | sanvala | - |
| Sanwan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନୱାନ | sanawana | - |
| Sanwan in the Marathi language | ||
| संवाम | sanvama | - |
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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 Sanwan
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