Sawan Surname
Approximately 25,366 people bear this surname
Sawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,186 | 1:17,728 | 2,067 |
| Lebanon | 3,988 | 1:1,414 | 269 |
| Jordan | 3,112 | 1:2,841 | 572 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,822 | 1:10,934 | 1,522 |
| Pakistan | 2,615 | 1:68,315 | 2,482 |
| Palestine | 1,914 | 1:2,377 | 496 |
| Philippines | 1,185 | 1:85,433 | 14,838 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| India | 462 | 1:1,660,315 | 60,505 |
| United States | 401 | 1:903,888 | 68,085 |
| Vanuatu | 315 | 1:836 | 191 |
| Malaysia | 285 | 1:103,489 | 7,045 |
| Syria | 255 | 1:75,690 | 3,126 |
| Thailand | 240 | 1:294,326 | 50,651 |
| Indonesia | 212 | 1:623,817 | 49,296 |
| Papua New Guinea | 206 | 1:39,581 | 4,792 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Canada | 182 | 1:202,448 | 19,751 |
| United Arab Emirates | 132 | 1:69,411 | 6,638 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| Yemen | 31 | 1:852,429 | 11,310 |
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1:1,071,773 | 9,936 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Sáwáń (1) are calculated separately.
Sawan (29,697) may also be a first name.
Sawan Demographics
Average Sawan Salary in
United States
$48,704 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sawan Last Name Facts
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་) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant: Sáwáń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,484th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 287,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Sawan are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 37 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 28,105th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 29,697 people.
Sawan is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 5,186 people, or 1 in 17,728. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 16 percent live and Jordan, where 12 percent live.
Sawan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sawan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sawan surname rose 13,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sawan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Shiite (43%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sawan surname are 21.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.76% registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་ཝན་ | sawen | - |
| Sawan in the Hindi language | ||
| सावन | savana | 97.16 |
| सावान | savana | 0.66 |
| सवन | savana | 0.44 |
| सवान | savana | 0.44 |
| सपन | sapana | 0.22 |
| सावण | savana | 0.22 |
| सवाना | savana | 0.22 |
| Sawan in the Marathi language | ||
| सावन | savana | 89.88 |
| सावंत | savanta | 4.29 |
| सावण | savana | 3.07 |
| सवान | savana | 0.61 |
| िशन् | isan | 0.31 |
| Sawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାୱାନ | sawana | 44.13 |
| ସାୱନ | sawana | 39.66 |
| ସାବନ | sabana | 5.03 |
| ଶାୱନ | sawana | 3.91 |
| ସାଓାନ | saoana | 1.68 |
| ସୱାନ | sawana | 1.68 |
| ସୱନ | sawana | 1.12 |
| ସୱାନ୍ | sawan | 0.56 |
| ସାଅନ | sa'ana | 0.56 |
| ସାୱ | sawa | 0.56 |
| ସାାନ | saana | 0.56 |
| ସାୱାନ୍ | sawan | 0.56 |
| Sawan in the Arabic language | ||
| صوّان | swan | - |
| صوان | swan | - |
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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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- 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 Sawan
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