Sanwer Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Sanwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Sanwer (74) may also be a first name.

Sanwer Last Name Facts

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

Sanwer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sanwer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanwer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sanwer are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 74 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 67 percent are found and Ohio, where 33 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanwer9211/
Sanver83102/
Samwer8359/
Sanber8318/
Zanwer8310/
Sanwir833/
Janwer831/
Sanwre831/
Sadtnweer801/
Sanvert77198/
Jhanwer7745/
Sanveer7716/
Shanber7713/
Sanvere775/
Sanvier774/
Shanver773/
Sanverd773/
Janweer772/
Zanwert772/
Sonwere771/
Sonwier771/
Sonwert771/
Saunber771/
Saanber771/
Chanwer770/
Sjadtnweer752/
Shonwere7140/
Shanveer717/
Schanber713/
Seanever711/
Zianwher711/
Zanwhere711/
Sonwhere711/
Şanver672,390/
Samber671,672/
Canver67363/
Sonber6729/
Janver6723/
Senver6720/
Sanvir6713/
Januer6713/
Seinwerth6712/
Sonver6712/
Zeanwhere6710/
Sanbir675/
Canuer673/
Conwer671/
Shainberh671/
Janwre671/
Zainwhere671/
Zanuer671/
Zanber670/
Schaunber670/

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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 Sanwer
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