Sarawanan Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Sarawanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sarawanan (733) may also be a first name.
Sarawanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarawanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sarawanan occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarawanan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sarawanan is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Sarawanan is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sarawanan reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 304,274th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 733 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 578,318. In Malaysia Sarawanan is mostly concentrated in: Negeri Sembilan, where 35 percent reside, Selangor, where 25 percent reside and Johor, where 16 percent reside. Besides Malaysia Sarawanan occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarawannan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Saravanan | 89 | 8,754 | / |
| Sarabanan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Carawanan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sarawanam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sharavanan | 84 | 54 | / |
| Saravanane | 84 | 19 | / |
| Saravannan | 84 | 12 | / |
| Saravanann | 84 | 10 | / |
| Saravanand | 84 | 7 | / |
| Saravanant | 84 | 5 | / |
| Sarravanan | 84 | 3 | / |
| Saravhanan | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ssaravanan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Saahravanan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caravanan | 78 | 472 | / |
| Saravanam | 78 | 40 | / |
| Sarabanon | 78 | 2 | / |
| Saravenan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saravanasing | 76 | 7 | / |
| Charavanan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Saravannam | 74 | 1 | / |
| Saravanasingh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saravanaham | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shayrabanon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chearavanont | 57 | 13 | / |
| Chearravanont | 55 | 1 | / |
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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 Sarawanan
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