Sarawak Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Sarawak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 119 | 1:247,851 | 14,049 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Sarawak (38) may also be a first name.
Sarawak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarawak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarawak is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarawak? popularity and diffusion
Sarawak is the 1,364,059th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarawak reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 247,851. In Malaysia Sarawak is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 92 percent live, Selangor, where 6 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live. Not including Malaysia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarrawake | 88 | 1 | / |
| Serawak | 86 | 41 | / |
| Saravak | 86 | 10 | / |
| Sarawag | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sarawaq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scharaswak | 82 | 54 | / |
| Saravaik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharabakh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shatravak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarabok | 71 | 96 | / |
| Saravag | 71 | 74 | / |
| Saravakova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sarabaq | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saravok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarowag | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarawoc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharabok | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sarabhag | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sorowake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saraivaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saravaic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scharabok | 63 | 13 | / |
| Sarabaugh | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sarrabaig | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sharabagh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Šarabok | 57 | 70 | / |
| Zarabaq | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sarabhog | 53 | 4 | / |
| Sharobok | 53 | 2 | / |
| Choravak | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sherewaq | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zourabak | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sorabhaic | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sohrabagh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sohrabeik | 50 | 1 | / |
| Caravaugh | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Sarawak
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