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 most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sawanya are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 154,656th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 2,317 people.

The last name Sawanya is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India it is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 70 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 30 percent are found. Besides India Sawanya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Sawanya
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