Sawahi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Sawahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sawahi (13) may also be a first name.

Sawahi Last Name Facts

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

Sawahi is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawahi? popularity and diffusion

Sawahi is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Sawahi is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Sawahi reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Sawahi is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 71 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 14 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawahit929/
Sahwahi921/
Shawahid861/
Sawahoit861/
Sewahi838/
Sawaei835/
Sawehi834/
Savahi832/
Sawahed77153/
Sahwaei777/
Zhawahi773/
Sawajhe771/
Sahbahi771/
Sabahih771/
Savhahi771/
Chawahi771/
Sawae73865/
Sayvahid711/
Sawaheya711/
Shahbahi711/
Savehi67177/
Sasuai6778/
Sewahe6724/
Sawaee6719/
Savaei6718/
Sowohi677/
Saeuai677/
Saewae676/
Savohi674/
Sawoei674/
Sawoui673/
Sowahe673/
Sawoua673/
Sawehe672/
Zawaei672/
Savahe672/
Sabaoi671/
Sowehi671/
Sewehi671/
Shawae671/
Sawaae671/
Sawaea671/
Sawaet671/
Sawuiy671/
Saweei671/
Saweay671/
Zawaoi671/

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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 Sawahi
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