Sawangi Surname

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

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sawangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sawangi (33) may also be a first name.

Sawangi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawangi (Marathi: सावंजी) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sawangi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawangi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Sawangi are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sawangi is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 33 people.

Sawangi is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Sawangi is primarily found in: Morobe, where 47 percent live, Madang, where 35 percent live and Bougainville, where 6 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Nepal, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sawangi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawangi in the Marathi language
सावंजीsavanji-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sawangi
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