Sawamy Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sawamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Sawamy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawamy (Marathi: सवामी) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawamy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Sawamy is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sawamy live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Sawamy is most numerous in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India it is mostly found in: Delhi, where 58 percent reside, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 17 percent reside and Telangana, where 17 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 4 percent reside and Mauritius, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawaamy921/
Sawame83928/
Sawami83888/
Sawama83197/
Sowamy831/
Sawatmi7793/
Sawamis7714/
Shawami7711/
Saweame779/
Sawaumi774/
Chawamy772/
Saiwami771/
Sawomay771/
Shawama771/
Saywami771/
Sawamma771/
Jaswamy771/
Saswami771/
Sawatmai7180/
Sawatmit7149/
Savaimay716/
Shawamet711/
Sawatmee711/
Jawame67147/
Sowami67117/
Savami67109/
Sabami6748/
Sevamy6742/
Sewami6722/
Jawami6713/
Sabame6713/
Zawami676/
Zawama672/
Sewame672/
Savame672/
Sawome671/
Savomy671/
Sawahamit671/
Savama671/

Sawamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawamy in the Marathi language
सवामीsavami-

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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 Sawamy
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