View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Sawan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sawan (Arabic: صوّان, Hindi: सावन, Marathi: सावन, Oriya: ସାୱାନ, Tibetan: ས་ཝན་) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sáwáń. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 21,484^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 287,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Sawan live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 37 percent live in Levant. It is also the 28,105^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 29,697 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 5,186 people, or 1 in 17,728. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 16 percent are found and Jordan, where 12 percent are found.

Sawan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sawan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawan last name expanded 13,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Shiite (43%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sawan surname are 21.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.76% registered with the party.

The amount Sawan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,094 CAD per year.