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 last name Sanwan (Hindi: सांवल, Marathi: संवाम, Oriya: ସନୱାନ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sanwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 224,013th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,010,757 people. The surname Sanwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Sanwan reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sanwan is also the 76,374th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 7,176 people.
This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 198,273. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Sanwan is found 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
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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 Sanwan
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