Sapwa Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sapwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sapwa (49) may also be a first name.

Sapwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapwa is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sapwa is the 1,817,111th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Sapwa live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sapwa is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 49 people.

The last name Sapwa is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 2,320,161. In Indonesia Sapwa is most prevalent in: West Java, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Sapwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapwa91892/
Saipwa9126/
Sapwai917/
Sapway912/
Sapwad911/
Sapwaha8322/
Shapwah831/
Saipway831/
Shaepwa831/
Sabwa803,797/
Sapwe801,773/
Sapua80206/
Sepwa8067/
Capwa8016/
Sapwi807/
Sopwa802/
Zapwa801/
Shapwaya7727/
Sapuay73925/
Shabwa73520/
Sabwat73308/
Saepua7378/
Sapwiz7339/
Sompwa7334/
Chapwa7330/
Sapuat7317/
Shepwa7316/
Saepwo7314/
Shapua7313/
Sopwah739/
Savwah739/
Sapwez735/
Sapwit734/
Sapwis733/
Sabwah732/
Ssabwa731/
Sapuad731/
Siabwa731/
Seapua731/
Saivwa731/
Djapwa731/
Seypwa731/
Sabwai731/
Saabwa731/
Siapua731/
Siabwai679/
Sabwaya675/
Saepuay672/
Sapuadt672/
Sampuha672/
Sanpuha671/
Sapwith671/
Saipuah671/
Saspuay671/
Shaibwa671/
Chapway671/
Sabwhat671/
Shepway671/

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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 Sapwa
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