Sawaab Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sawaab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawaab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3951:81,4002,308
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Sawaab (366) may also be a first name.

Sawaab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawaab occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawaab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 717,442nd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sawaab reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sawaab is also the 454,857th most common forename in the world It is held by 366 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 81,400. In Afghanistan Sawaab is most prevalent in: Nangarhar, where 37 percent reside, Kabul, where 22 percent reside and Khost, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scawaab921/
Sawab913,409/
Shawab831,926/
Sabaab83124/
Jawaab8362/
Zawaab8319/
Sawaib833/
Sahwab832/
Sawaub831/
Sawaeb831/
Scawab831/
Schawab7715/
Shabaab779/
Showaab775/
Shawaeb771/
Shauwab771/
Shahwab771/
Sahwaeb771/
Shawaib771/
Sabab731,952/
Savab73112/
Jawab73104/
Sawap7369/
Zawab7339/
Sowab739/
Sewab734/
Cawab732/
Saweb732/
Zawaabth711/
Jawaahab711/
Shahavab711/
Sowaib67487/
Shavab6755/
Showab6718/
Sawape6716/
Saabov6715/
Djawab679/
Zawaib678/
Saiwap675/
Souwab675/
Shawob675/
Savabh673/
Savaib673/
Sehwab673/
Saweeb672/
Saibab672/
Chawab672/
Sababh672/
Sabhab672/
Sohwab672/
Sawaip671/
Jhawab671/
Sahweb671/
Jaiwab671/
Sawheb671/
Shawav671/
Jauwab671/
Saabab671/
Jawaib671/

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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 Sawaab
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