Sawalan Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Sawalan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 320 | 1:316,369 | 44,118 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Sawalan (30) may also be a first name.
Sawalan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawalan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawalan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawalan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 770,644th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawalan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 30 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 316,369. In The Philippines Sawalan is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 80 percent reside, Caraga, where 5 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 4 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sawalan
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