Sawak Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Guyana

Sawak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
India551:13,946,643236,652
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Palestine281:162,4598,501
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sawak (674) may also be a first name.

Sawak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawak (Marathi: सावक) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sawak is the 716,247th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Sawak are found; 37 percent are found in West Asia and 37 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 319,366th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 674 people.

The last name Sawak is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 289,435. Outside of Iraq this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Sawak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sawak surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sawak earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.37% less than the national average, earning R 186,852 per year; in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% less than the national average, earning $43,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawake91147/
Shawak91143/
Saiwak9119/
Saywak9112/
Sjawak9111/
Sawhak913/
Siawak913/
Sajwak912/
Sawaik911/
Sawask911/
Seawak911/
Saywack83264/
Sawaske8315/
Shawakh8315/
Sawacke839/
Sawaike834/
Sawazke832/
Shawake832/
Sachwak831/
Sewak803,058/
Jawak801,297/
Sawac80776/
Zawak80287/
Savak80242/
Sawok80144/
Sawag8042/
Sowak8036/
Sawaq8021/
Sawazcke771/
Saywacke771/
Savake732,469/
Siewak73237/
Sawock73120/
Shewak73103/
Jawake7366/
Savakk7361/
Sewack7345/
Shavak7339/
Shawag7339/
Saybak7329/
Sawouk7325/
Sowake7315/
Sahwag7311/
Saivak7310/
Seewak738/
Showak737/
Djawak737/
Zawack736/
Sawook735/
Savakh733/
Joswak733/
Jauwak733/
Sabahk731/
Sajbak731/
Savack731/
Jaywak731/
Giawak731/
Zawake731/
Savatk731/
Sawagh731/
Sawags731/
Sowask731/
Sawoke731/
Savask731/
Sjavak731/
Shawaq731/
Saiwok731/
Savauk731/
Sawaig731/
Souwak731/
Saveak731/
Zhawak731/
Jawakh731/
Schauwauk711/
Shawwaq671,838/
Shabaik67488/
Shabayk67305/
Shaybak67231/
Seaback67160/
Shavakh67114/
Chawake6796/
Schawag6743/
Sawhook6740/
Jachwak6736/
Shewack6732/
Sowacke6719/
Savaske6717/
Zawacke6715/
Seewack679/
Sowaske677/
Showack676/
Shavack675/
Zawaske675/
Shaabak675/
Jaiswak673/
Sahavak673/
Saaibok673/
Jayswak672/
Zawaazk672/
Savatck672/
Sabahkc671/
Siewaak671/
Schabak671/
Shawock671/
Zawadkh671/
Shabeak671/
Sahbakh671/
Sawague671/
Dziawak671/
Showakh671/
Shewakh671/
Sahuakt671/
Sayback670/

Sawak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawak in the Marathi language
सावकsavaka60
सवाकsavaka40

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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 Sawak
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