Sawafi Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Sawafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 101 | 1:36,515 | 2,479 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Sawafi (55) may also be a first name.
Sawafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawafi (Arabic: سوافي) is borne by more people in Oman than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sawafi live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 55 people.
The last name Sawafi is most commonly occurring in Oman, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 36,515. In Oman Sawafi is mostly found in: Muscat Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Oman this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawafi | 92 | 8 | / |
| Seawafi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shawadfi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Savafi | 83 | 47 | / |
| Sawafa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zawafi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sawafy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jawafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawafet | 77 | 6,361 | / |
| Sawaphi | 77 | 61 | / |
| Seweafi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Shabafi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sawayfa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shawafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewaifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawafeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabayfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shawafy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shawafeh | 71 | 31 | / |
| Javafi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sewafy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sowefi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sewefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawatphai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zabafi | 67 | 1 | / |
Sawafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawafi in the Arabic language | ||
| سوافي | swafy | - |
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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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- 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 Sawafi
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