Sanwei Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Sanwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
Sanwei (7,013) may also be a first name.
Sanwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanwei occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwei? popularity and diffusion
Sanwei is the 2,776,799th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Sanwei is mostly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Sanwei are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sanwei is also the 77,454th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 7,013 people.
The last name Sanwei is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Sanwei occurs in one country. It is also found in China, where 24 percent reside.
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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 Sanwei
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