Saraswat Surname

48,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Saraswat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saraswat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,9191:77,3335,242
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
United Arab Emirates1411:64,9816,108
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada501:736,91258,785
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Qatar411:57,5125,907
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Maldives11:404,1727,269
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Saraswat (653) may also be a first name.

Saraswat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saraswat (Hindi: सारस्वत, Marathi: सरस, Oriya: ସାର) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saraswat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,334th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 682,738 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Saraswat reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Saraswat is also the 324,981st most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 653 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 9,919 people, or 1 in 77,333. In India Saraswat is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent are found, Delhi, where 19 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 8 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Saraswat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saraswat last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Saraswat earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saraswat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saraswat in the Marathi language
सरसsarasa-
Saraswat in the Hindi language
सारस्वतsarasvata95.61
सारास्वतsarasvata2.36
सरस्वतsarasvata0.66
सारसवतsarasavata0.27
सास्वतsasvata0.22
सरास्वतsarasvata0.22
कुमारkumara0.11
सारस्वतीsarasvati0.05
अस्वतasvata0.05
सारस्व्ातsarasvata0.05
अर्पितarpita0.05
सारस्तवsarastava0.05
चन्द्रcandra0.05
सारस्वातsarasvata0.05
सारस्वत्sarasvat0.05
Saraswat in the Oriya language
ସାରsara90.71
ସରsara6.01
ଶାରsara2.19
ଭଗବତିbhagabati0.55
ସାରାତsarata0.55

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saraswat
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