Sawaq Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sawaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633

Sawaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawaq occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawaq? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sawaq is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Sawaq reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Sawaq is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 82 percent are found, Kabul, where 9 percent are found and Kandahar, where 9 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Shawwaq831,838/
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Sawak80408/
Sawag8042/
Zawaq8010/
Sawake73147/
Shawak73143/
Shawag7339/
Saabaq7333/
Saiwak7319/
Sabaqh7318/
Saywak7312/
Sahwag7311/
Sjawak7311/
Siawak733/
Sabaaq733/
Sabhaq733/
Sawhak733/
Giawaq733/
Sajwak732/
Shabaq731/
Sawaig731/
Sabaqg731/
Shavaq731/
Seawak731/
Sawask731/
Sawaik731/
Sawags731/
Sawagh731/
Saywack67264/
Schawag6743/
Sawaske6715/
Shawakh6715/
Sawacke679/
Sawaike674/
Sabahaq673/
Shawake672/
Sawazke672/
Jawaidq671/
Shabaiq671/
Sachwak671/
Sawague671/
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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sawaq
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