Sarwis Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sarwis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarwis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Sarwis (252) may also be a first name.

Sarwis Last Name Facts

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

Sarwis occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarwis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Sarwis reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 561,423rd most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 252 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 60 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 30 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Sarwis is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarwish924/
Sarwiss921/
Sarvis832,254/
Saruis8395/
Serwis8350/
Sarbis8325/
Jarwis837/
Sarwes835/
Scharwies8036/
Saharwish801/
Sarvise77163/
Sarwesh7752/
Sarviss7726/
Sarvies7718/
Sharvis773/
Sarwaiz773/
Sarwice772/
Sarbuis772/
Sarwich771/
Serwies771/
Sarvish771/
Sarvois771/
Sarbois771/
Zarwish771/
Sarhuis770/
Scharwiess753/
Sarvisse718/
Sarwaich712/
Sarwiche711/
Sharwesh711/
Zarwaish711/
Serweiss710/
Scarvish710/
Jarvis6794,115/
Servis671,768/
Carvis67104/
Seruis6793/
Zarbis6780/
Sarves6752/
Jaruis6750/
Zarvis6750/
Soruis6716/
Serwiś6714/
Scharwieß675/
Zorwis675/
Sarviz674/
Sorbis673/
Serwes672/
Zaruis672/
Sorvis672/
Sarwez671/
Sarues671/
Sarwej671/
Scharvish671/
Zerwis670/

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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 Sarwis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis