Sawaby Surname
Approximately 2,514 people bear this surname
Sawaby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,227 | 1:41,282 | 4,194 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sawaby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawaby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawaby is most common in Egypt. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sawaby.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawaby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 171,299th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,898,785 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sawaby live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
Sawaby is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 2,227 people, or 1 in 41,282. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawaby | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawabe | 83 | 5,910 | / |
| Sawabi | 83 | 1,319 | / |
| Sawaba | 83 | 385 | / |
| Sababy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shawabaya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Shawabi | 77 | 262 | / |
| Sawabeh | 77 | 209 | / |
| Shababy | 77 | 146 | / |
| Sawaiba | 77 | 28 | / |
| Sababay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sawaber | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saewabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sauwabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saswabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahbaby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jawabey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sauwaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawauba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabaybay | 71 | 1,274 | / |
| Shawabeh | 71 | 240 | / |
| Schawabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaababy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahwabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaibai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiwaiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sababi | 67 | 323 | / |
| Sababe | 67 | 158 | / |
| Savabi | 67 | 139 | / |
| Jawabi | 67 | 90 | / |
| Sowabe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sowaba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zawabi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sowabi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saveby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zawaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sewabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seweby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhawabaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savabe | 67 | 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 Sawaby
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