Sawang Surname
Approximately 5,450 people bear this surname
Sawang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3,835 | 1:18,419 | 1,458 |
| Malaysia | 366 | 1:80,585 | 5,685 |
| Papua New Guinea | 364 | 1:22,400 | 2,434 |
| Philippines | 347 | 1:291,753 | 41,795 |
| Indonesia | 281 | 1:470,638 | 38,844 |
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sawang (57,541) may also be a first name.
Sawang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawang (Hindi: शवांग, Marathi: सावंग, Tibetan: ས་དབང་) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sawang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sawang is the 88,161st most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,337,164 people. The surname Sawang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Sawang are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Sawang is also the 16,406th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 57,541 people.
The surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 3,835 people, or 1 in 18,419. In Thailand Sawang is primarily found in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 16 percent live, Chaiyaphum Province, where 14 percent live and Nakhon Phanom Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Thailand Sawang is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawang in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་དབང་ | sawang | - |
| Sawang in the Hindi language | ||
| शवांग | savanga | - |
| Sawang in the Marathi language | ||
| सावंग | savanga | 96.52 |
| सवंग | savanga | 2.49 |
| सावग | savaga | 1 |
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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 Sawang
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