Sawab Surname

132,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,4161:126,1613,649
Yemen7621:34,6793,155
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Indonesia2611:506,70241,355
Afghanistan1131:284,5414,597
Malaysia781:378,13119,929
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sawab (9,182) may also be a first name.

Sawab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawab (Arabic: صواب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺍﺏ, Hindi: सवाब, Marathi: सावाब, Oriya: ସୱାବ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,420th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,137,737 people. Sawab is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Sawab reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sawab is also the 64,819th most common first name at a global level, held by 9,182 people.

It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,416 people, or 1 in 126,161. In Pakistan Sawab is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 91 percent are found, Sindh, where 7 percent are found and Punjab, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 22 percent are found and Morocco, where 21 percent are found.

Sawab Last Name Statistics demography

Sawab earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.73% less than the national average, earning $20,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawab911,926/
Sawaab91407/
Sawaib913/
Sahwab912/
Sawaub911/
Sawaeb911/
Scawab911/
Schawab8315/
Shawaib831/
Sahwaeb831/
Shawaeb831/
Shahwab831/
Shauwab831/
Scawaab831/
Sabab801,952/
Savab80112/
Jawab80104/
Sawap8069/
Zawab8039/
Sowab809/
Sewab804/
Saweb802/
Cawab802/
Sowaib73487/
Sabaab73124/
Jawaab7362/
Shavab7355/
Zawaab7319/
Showab7318/
Sawape7316/
Saabov7315/
Djawab739/
Zawaib738/
Souwab735/
Shawob735/
Saiwap735/
Sehwab733/
Savaib733/
Savabh733/
Sababh732/
Sabhab732/
Chawab732/
Sohwab732/
Saweeb732/
Saibab732/
Jaiwab731/
Saabab731/
Jauwab731/
Sawaip731/
Jawaib731/
Shawav731/
Sawheb731/
Sahweb731/
Jhawab731/
Showaib67782/
Sahabov6739/
Shaweeb6730/
Shaiuab678/
Showaeb675/
Showaab675/
Sauvaib673/
Shavaib673/
Schewab672/
Schavab672/
Shaabab672/
Chaiwab671/
Showeab671/
Sahvabh671/
Shobaab671/
Sevahab671/
Shahvab671/
Sahweeb671/
Sahabav671/
Sahbhab671/
Saaboub671/
Sabhaib671/
Savaibh671/
Chawhab671/
Sheewab671/

Sawab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺍﺏalswab-
Sawab in the Hindi language
सवाबsavaba77.78
शवाबsavaba22.22
Sawab in the Oriya language
ସୱାବsawaba50
ସାୱବsawaba50
Sawab in the Marathi language
सावाबsavaba50
सवाबsavaba50
Sawab in the Arabic language
صوابswab-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sawab
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