Sanwirja Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sanwirja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanwirja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanwirja (211) may also be a first name.

Sanwirja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanwirja is more frequently found in Suriname than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanwirja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Sanwirja are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. Sanwirja is also the 622,565th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 211 people.

The surname is most common in Suriname, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 10,836. Not including Suriname this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanwirdja9477/
Sanwireja9473/
Sanwiarja9439/
Sanwirya8843/
Sanwirjo884/
Sanwiraji82124/
Sanwiarjo8236/
Sanwiroji827/
Sanarja8029/
Sanurja8022/
Sanorja802/
Sanwarji7533/
Sanerjai758/
Sani Rijiya741/
Sanrju711/
Sani Arji711/
Sainiraji711/
Sonrja711/
Sanrje711/
Sanorjo671,251/
Sunarja67636/
Sanurjo6735/
Sanarjo6725/
Sinarja6725/
Sanurji6716/
Sanarji679/
Sonrjai674/
Sannirajji673/
Sunirje673/
Sanraju672/
Sanorje671/
Sanraje671/
Sanroje671/
Janvirya632/
Samberia502/
Sanverie501/

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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 Sanwirja
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