Sawalam Surname

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

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sawalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Sawalam (27) may also be a first name.

Sawalam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawalam (Oriya: ସାୱଲମ୍) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sawalam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawalam? popularity and diffusion

Sawalam is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Sawalam reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 27 people.

The last name Sawalam is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Sawalam is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sawalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawalam in the Oriya language
ସାୱଲମ୍sawalam-

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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 Sawalam
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