Sawant Surname

1,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sawant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India437,8961:1,752183
United Arab Emirates1,9111:4,794606
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
United States8141:445,28138,226
Oman6741:5,472780
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
England2831:196,88417,288
Qatar2681:8,799961
Thailand2611:270,64546,481
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Singapore1581:34,8591,274
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia821:329,21628,102
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Seychelles181:5,133784
China171:80,430,6804,441
Norway161:321,39331,311
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland121:446,15118,166
France101:6,642,272293,169
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Śawant (1) are calculated separately.

Sawant (1,316) may also be a first name.

Sawant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawant (Hindi: सावंत, Marathi: सावंत, Oriya: ସାୱ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Śawant. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,200th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,397 people. The surname Sawant occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawant reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sawant is also the 216,692nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,316 people.

Sawant is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 437,896 people, or 1 in 1,752. In India Sawant is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent reside, Goa, where 4 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 69 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Sawant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sawant has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sawant last name grew 28,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sawant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sawant are 2.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Sawant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning 356,863 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning R 133,800 per year; in United States they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $52,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $42,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Śawant941/
Sawanth92132/
Sawante9231/
Shawant9216/
Saawant928/
Sawaant925/
Sawants922/
Sawannt921/
Sashwant865/
Shahwant861/
Shawandt861/
Savant8331,131/
Sawand83755/
Sabant8368/
Sawamt8319/
Sawont833/
Sawent832/
Jawant832/
Cawant831/
Sajwat831/
Sewant831/
Sauvant77584/
Savanth77386/
Jaywant77362/
Saveant7779/
Savannt7767/
Jaiwant7758/
Savante7750/
Shavant7734/
Savantt7723/
Saavant7721/
Satvant7712/
Shawand7711/
Savaant777/
Jawandt777/
Ssavant774/
Jawanth772/
Sabhant772/
Jawante771/
Savaunt771/
Shabant771/
Siewant771/
Joswant771/
Savaint771/
Sasvant771/
Sohwant770/
Jaywanth7121/
Saavanth716/
Savanthe714/
Shawhand713/
Jaiwanth713/
Shavante712/
Shahwand712/
Sehwandt711/
Sahvanth711/
Sohwandt711/
Jaiwante711/
Schowant711/
Sauyvant711/
Sauvante711/
Sauvaint711/
Ssavannt711/
Shavanth711/
Sheewant711/
Saband67224/
Javant67139/
Savand6772/
Sevant6760/
Schowantz6721/
Sovant6719/
Sowand6718/
Savent6718/
Cavant676/
Savamt674/
Savont673/
Cowant673/
Sewand672/
Jawand672/
Zawand671/
Schowandt671/
Sabont671/
Savànt671/
Zabant671/

Sawant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawant in the Oriya language
ସାୱsawa-
Sawant in the Marathi language
सावंतsavanta95.59
सांवतsanvata1.99
संतोषsantosa0.38
वसंतvasanta0.29
अनंतananta0.25
शांतsanta0.16
संगीताsangita0.05
सुशांतsusanta0.04
संपतsampata0.03
संकेतsanketa0.03
शालनsalana0.02
साधनाsadhana0.02
जयंतjayanta0.02
संजनाsanjana0.02
सावतsavata0.02
सावँतsavamta0.02
सांवंतsanvanta0.01
णकांतnakanta0.01
शांताsanta0.01
शशांकsasanka0.01
सवंतsavanta0.01
सपनाsapana0.01
सावन्savan0
सावताsavata0
संमनsammana0
शांतुनsantuna0
सुकांतsukanta0
सराटेsarate0
संजोतsanjota0
सांबतsambata0
जयंताjayanta0
साबंतsabanta0
पकांतpakanta0
अमंतamanta0
सन्तुsantu0
यावंतyavanta0
सावंदsavanda0
सवांतsavanta0
शरतsarata0
सावनतsavanata0
साकंनsakanna0
संपनsampana0
सािवताsaivata0
सतनाsatana0
यकंटyakanta0
सावंतािsavantai0
संजीतsanjita0
शंताsanta0
सावं्तsavamta0
सांपतsampata0
शशांतsasanta0
्सावंतsavanta0
सावंतंsavantam0
संताषsantasa0
शरणsarana0
संपताsampata0
सािरताsairata0
सजनूsajanu0
शािहनsaihana0
अ्नंतananta0
सावंसsavansa0
सांतsanta0
शशांकाsasanka0
चंांतcamanta0
सकटsakata0
शान्तीsanti0
दीशांतdisanta0
ेसावंतesavanta0
सनीतsanita0
संतानsantana0
आशाानेasaane0
सािमञsaimana0
अशालताasalata0
सपनsapana0
सादनाsadana0
संवतsanvata0
शान्तsanta0
अकंतakanta0
सावंगsavanga0
सुशांताsusanta0
संतsanta0
संतोषाsantosa0
शहाणेsahane0
जसंतjasanta0
साबणेsabane0
शावंतsavanta0
बसन्तbasanta0
संगीतsangita0
सावंतांsavantam0
सवानsavana0
शवतीsavati0
क्षमताksamata0
आनंताananta0
संकेताsanketa0
संतुsantu0
सावर्तsavarta0
सापंतsapanta0
दुशांतdusanta0
सावंत्savant0
सवन्तsavanta0
सांवातsanvata0
सजनाsajana0
तृशांतtrsanta0
शकंरsakanra0
सपंतsapanta0
सावंनsavanna0
सावनीsavani0
साजनsajana0
सावंताsavanta0
सकटेsakate0
संतोबाsantoba0
सावतेsavate0
सावंलsavanla0
सजनsajana0
अवंतीavanti0
शंातsamata0
संतूsantu0
सावंंतsavamnta0
सजंयsajanya0
संतोशsantosa0
उषाकांतusakanta0
सारंगsaranga0
वसंताvasanta0
संतोsanto0
सावांतsavanta0
सावनsavana0
िसांतisanta0
सामंतsamanta0
सुमंतsumanta0
समताsamata0
शांतीsanti0
शेवंताsevanta0
सावन्तsavanta0
आनंतananta0
अनंताananta0
आशालताasalata0
Sawant in the Hindi language
सावंतsavanta50
सावन्तsavanta29.55
सांवतsanvata6.82
सामन्तsamanta2.27
सावतsavata2.27
सवांतsavanta2.27
सावंत़savanta2.27
सवन्तsavanta2.27
सावान्तsavanta2.27

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