Sanwar Surname

161,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sanwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,0731:76,8733,642
Pakistan2451:729,15910,786
India2321:3,306,31695,935
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sanwar (13,742) may also be a first name.

Sanwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanwar (Hindi: सनव्वर, Marathi: सनवर, Oriya: ସନୱର) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,121st most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,695,098 people. The last name Sanwar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sanwar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sanwar is also the 49,288th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 13,742 people.

This last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,073 people, or 1 in 76,873. Outside of Bangladesh this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanwar92424/
Sanware9266/
Sainwar9230/
Sanwwar9211/
Sasnwar926/
Saanwar925/
Saynwar922/
Sahnwar922/
Saunwar922/
Sannwar921/
Sanwaar921/
Sanwarr921/
Sanwart921/
Shanware86325/
Shahnwar86131/
Shanwaar863/
Saanware861/
Shannwar861/
Shainwar861/
Sahanwar861/
Shanward861/
Janwar831,154/
Sanvar83874/
Zanwar83857/
Sanbar83654/
Sanuar83157/
Samwar83105/
Sonwar8370/
Sahaanwar801/
Shahanwar801/
Shainware801/
Shanvar771,973/
Sanvare771,754/
Shenwar77150/
Hjanwar7744/
Djanwar7739/
Shanbar7734/
Shamwar7733/
Sanbhar7720/
Sanmbar7719/
Janware7718/
Saunuar7711/
Sainvar7710/
Jainwar778/
Sannvar777/
Chanwar777/
Janhwar777/
Zhanwar776/
Jannwar774/
Sannuar774/
Sonware773/
Sanuard772/
Shanuar772/
Sahnvar771/
Sainbar771/
Sanuarr771/
Sanvaur771/
Sannbar771/
Saynbar771/
Somnwar771/
Sonnwar771/
Zainwar771/
Saanvar771/
Sanmvar771/
Sanuart771/
Janwaar771/
Shanhwaaar752/
Shasnwaaar751/
Shanvare7183/
Sainevar714/
Sajjnvar714/
Sahnvare712/
Sainvare712/
Channwar711/
Chanwatr711/
Jhaunwar711/
Dhjanwar711/
Shomnwar711/
Shanbhar711/
Ziaanwar711/
Sionware711/
Sainbair711/
Jhannwar711/
Shonward710/
Januar677,038/
Sambar673,432/
Zanuar67498/
Sonvar67318/
Zanvar67246/
Canvar67192/
Somwar67181/
Janvar6791/
Senvar6769/
Zamwar6729/
Zanbar6728/
Sonuar6722/
Sonbar6720/
Shahanvar6713/
Sanuor678/
Sanuarova676/
Sanvor675/
Jamwar674/
Sanbor674/
Jonwar672/
Samvar672/
Sanvarova671/
Schonward671/
Zanwor671/
Scheinwar671/
Schonwart670/

Sanwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanwar in the Hindi language
सनव्वरsanavvara41.1
सनवरsanavara28.77
सांवरsanvara10.96
सनवारsanavara6.85
सन्नवरsannavara2.74
संवरsanvara1.37
साँवरsamvara1.37
सनोवरsanovara1.37
संवारीsanvari1.37
सावंरsavanra1.37
सनव्व्रsanavvra1.37
संवारsanvara1.37
Sanwar in the Marathi language
सनवरsanavara33.33
संवरsanvara14.29
सनवारsanavara9.52
सणवारsanavara7.14
सांवरsanvara7.14
सावरsavara4.76
सागरsagara4.76
शनवारsanavara4.76
संवारsanvara4.76
संनवारsannavara2.38
सणवरsanavara2.38
अनवरanavara2.38
सन्वरsanvara2.38
Sanwar in the Oriya language
ସନୱରsanawara30.36
ସନୱାରsanawara10.71
ସାନୱାରsanawara8.93
ସନ୍ୱାରsanwara7.14
ସନଓରsana'ora5.36
ସନୁଅରsanu'ara5.36
ସନୁୱାରsanuwara3.57
ସନ୍ୱରsanwara3.57
ସାନୁୱରsanuwara1.79
ସନ୍ୱାର୍sanwar1.79
ସନୁଓରsanu'ora1.79
ସାନୁଓାରsanuoara1.79
ସନୁଆରsanu'ara1.79
ସନୱାର୍sanawar1.79
ଶନୱାରsanawara1.79
ସାନୱରsanawara1.79
ମାନସୀmanasi1.79
ସନ୍ଓାରsanoara1.79
ସାନ୍ୱାରsanwara1.79
ସନାଓରsana'ora1.79

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