Sanwe Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sanwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
India91:85,229,487684,495
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Sanwe (511) may also be a first name.

Sanwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanwe is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanwe is the 1,907,068th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Sanwe is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Sanwe reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Sanwe is also the 374,142nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 511 people.

The surname Sanwe is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanwee91160/
Sanwei9149/
Sianwe9121/
Sanwie9112/
Sanweh913/
Sannwe913/
Shanwe912/
Sanwue911/
Sanweu911/
Sanwea911/
Sanwey911/
Saanwe911/
Sanw8921/
Shanwei836/
Sanweet832/
Shanwie831/
Sanweeh831/
Shanwet831/
Sahnwei831/
Shanwhe831/
Sanbe8015,015/
Sanwa803,012/
Sanwi80295/
Sanue8073/
Sanve8034/
Sonwe8032/
Janwe8023/
Samwe8017/
Sanwy809/
Shanw803/
Saanw801/
Sanwd801/
Sajnw801/
Hsanw801/
Sayneweh771/
Sanhweeh771/
Sanvee731,505/
Sanver73102/
Sanbei7367/
Djanwe7324/
Samwee7323/
Shenwe7323/
Shanwa7321/
Janwet7319/
Sanwaj7318/
Sianwi7314/
Sainbe7314/
Sainve7313/
Sanway7311/
Sanbhe7310/
Sanbey7310/
Sanwai7310/
Sainue7310/
Shanbe736/
Sanwii736/
Sanbee735/
Samnwi735/
Sanvie735/
Gianwe735/
Sanwid734/
Seanwa734/
Shanue734/
Sanved733/
Seanew733/
Sainwa733/
Shanve732/
Sanwis732/
Sanvet732/
Chanwe732/
Shonwe732/
Sanwaa732/
Sanvei731/
Sanvej731/
Saynue731/
Shaanw731/
Shamwe731/
Sanvey731/
Sonweh731/
Canwee731/
Sianue731/
Sanmbe731/
Saanwi731/
Samweh731/
Sanuhe731/
Sianwa731/
Sainwi731/
Sanued731/
Sanues731/
Sanwoa731/
Sonwei731/
Sainew731/
Saïnbe731/
Sannue731/
Sonwes730/
Sadtnweer711/
Sanhoue67210/
Shanwaj67123/
Zahnweh6793/
Sainvet6788/
Sahnwaj6768/
Zianweh6754/
Sannoue6746/
Jhanwer6745/
Zhanwei6740/
Sainuea6725/
Sanveer6716/
Zahnwea6716/
Sanvhez6714/
Sheynwe6714/
Shenwei6712/
Shanwai679/
Shahnwi678/
Zeanweh677/
Shanver673/
Sanwais673/
Shanvez673/
Sanhuez672/
Sanwich672/
Saunway672/
Sonw672/
Sjadtnweer672/
Sajnwaj671/
Samweez671/
Sanhwaj671/
Hsanveh671/
Janweah671/
Sonwhea671/
Zanwehh671/
Chanwei671/
Sanvhes671/
Shanbei671/
Shaanwa671/
Sounwea671/
Sainvie671/
Sagnoue671/
Sanvets671/
Sonwech671/
Shanway671/
Shonwge671/
Seanvee671/
Shahnwa671/
Shanwit671/
Chanwed671/
Janwech671/
Sanhues670/
Chanwer670/
Janwett670/
Seagnue670/

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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 Sanwe
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