Sapawan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sapawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Sapawan (27) may also be a first name.

Sapawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapawan is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sapawan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapawan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sapawan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sapawan is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 27 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 97 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Nepal, where 3 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 Sapawan
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