Sawaf Surname

71,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Sawaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,9421:18,6032,156
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
United Arab Emirates1121:81,8067,538
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Syria411:470,7575,123
Lebanon401:140,9277,127
Canada381:969,62173,252
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England91:6,190,895170,599
Palestine81:568,60613,348
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
France21:33,211,361423,184
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Sawaf (27) may also be a first name.

Sawaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawaf (Arabic: سواف) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,946th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,062,634 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Sawaf live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 27 people.

The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 4,942 people, or 1 in 18,603. Apart from Egypt it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Sawaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (86%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sawaf are 35.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sawaf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $47,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $59,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawaf913,022/
Sawwaf91232/
Shawwaf8332/
Shawaaf832/
Jawaf8019/
Savaf8011/
Sabaf806/
Sowaf802/
Zawaf801/
Sawaw801/
Sawav800/
Saiwaw7364/
Chawaf7360/
Shabaf7353/
Sawowa7326/
Sawoff7318/
Saywaw736/
Shavaf733/
Sawavt733/
Showaf731/
Sawaaw731/
Shawav731/
Sawaub731/
Sabaaf731/
Siawaw731/
Shawaw731/
Sawauw731/
Sawasw731/
Saiweaw67104/
Schawab6715/
Sayweaw674/
Shahbaf672/
Chawafe672/
Shawaib671/
Saaboof671/
Saawuaw671/
Shahwab671/
Shauwab671/
Shawhaw670/

Sawaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawaf in the Arabic language
سوافswaf-
صوافswaf-
الصوافalswaf-

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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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  • 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 Sawaf
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