Sarwah Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Sarwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 187 | 1:23,575 | 2,327 |
| Indonesia | 123 | 1:1,075,197 | 77,786 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sarwah (496) may also be a first name.
Sarwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarwah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sarwah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sarwah is the 680,882nd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sarwah live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 381,018th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 496 people.
Sarwah is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 23,575. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 55 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 26 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Egypt, where 28 percent are found.
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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 Sarwah
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