Sawam Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Sawam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 73 | 1:390,150 | 3,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sawam (85) may also be a first name.
Sawam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawam (Arabic: ساوم) is more frequently found in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sawam is the 1,604,449th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Sawam reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sawam is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 85 people.
It is most numerous in Nepal, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 390,150. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Mechi, where 77 percent are found, Koshi, where 21 percent are found and Bagmati, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nepal Sawam occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Yemen, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawam in the Arabic language | ||
| ساوم | sawm | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sawam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis