Sawanya Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sawanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India431:17,838,730274,051
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sawanya (2,317) may also be a first name.

Sawanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawanya (Marathi: सवन्या, Oriya: ସାହଁୟା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sawanya live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sawanya is also the 154,656th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,317 people.

Sawanya is most numerous in India, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Sawanya is most numerous in: Odisha, where 70 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 30 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sawanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawanya in the Marathi language
सवन्याsavan'ya-
Sawanya in the Oriya language
ସାହଁୟାsahamya43.48
ସୱsawa13.04
ସାୱଁୟାsawamya13.04
ସାୱଁାୟାsawamaya13.04
ସାହଁାୟାsahamaya4.35
ସିତାସାୱଁାୟାsitasawamaya4.35
ସାଉଁୟାsa'umya4.35
ସାଇୟଁାsa'iyama4.35

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