Sapwan Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sapwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2251:587,77446,897
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sapwan (905) may also be a first name.

Sapwan Last Name Facts

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

Sapwan (Marathi: सपन, Oriya: ପନ୍ା) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 835,661st most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Sapwan live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 269,733rd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 905 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 587,774. In Indonesia Sapwan is mostly concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 52 percent reside, West Java, where 13 percent reside and Jambi, where 12 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Sapwan is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Sapwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sapwan surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saphwan921/
Sapwane921/
Saiphwan86129/
Samphwan864/
Sapuan833,199/
Sopwan83525/
Sabwan8350/
Sepwan832/
Shabwan7746/
Sampuan7725/
Sanpuan7715/
Shapuan777/
Sapuang777/
Saipuan776/
Shopwan776/
Sappuan772/
Saupuan771/
Shapwon771/
Sabhwan771/
Sabwane771/
Sophwan771/
Sappuang718/
Samphuan715/
Shahpuan712/
Shabwang711/
Seapwong711/
Seapuang711/
Shabwane711/
Sheipwan710/
Sabban677,008/
Sabuan67345/
Zabwan67116/
Capuan6788/
Sapuanova6772/
Sepuan6754/
Sopuan6754/
Zapuan679/
Savban676/
Savvan676/
Sapuam671/
Sabwam671/
Copwan670/
Capwon670/

Sapwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapwan in the Oriya language
ପନ୍ାpana-
Sapwan in the Marathi language
सपनsapana-

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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 Sapwan
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