Sawar Surname

19,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,2261:36,1382,586
Pakistan3,2351:55,2222,176
Yemen2,1131:12,5061,479
Iraq3411:102,7033,064
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Iran2631:291,94920,885
United Arab Emirates1581:57,9895,595
Indonesia1511:875,82265,732
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
England621:898,67846,462
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Kenya341:1,358,23235,498
Afghanistan341:945,6829,218
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Säwar (3) are calculated separately.

Sawar (11,124) may also be a first name.

Sawar Last Name Facts

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

Sawar (Hindi: सावर, Marathi: सावर, Oriya: ସାୱର, Tibetan: ས་ཝར་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Säwar. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawar? popularity and diffusion

Sawar is the 19,474th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 258,653 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sawar live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sawar is also the 57,044th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 11,124 people.

The last name Sawar is most widely held in India, where it is held by 21,226 people, or 1 in 36,138. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 97 percent reside, Assam, where 1 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 11 percent reside and Yemen, where 7 percent reside.

Sawar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sawar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sawar last name increased 311 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sawar last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Sawar earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $37,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.79% more than the national average, earning $61,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Säwar933/
Sawaar919,409/
Shawar915,104/
Saware912,603/
Sajwar91383/
Sahwar9133/
Saewar9130/
Saiwar9116/
Siawar917/
Sawair914/
Sawhar914/
Saawar912/
Saywar912/
Sawwar912/
Sauwar912/
Seawar911/
Sawarh911/
Sawear911/
Sjawar911/
Shahwar831,246/
Sahawar83490/
Sawahre83289/
Shawwar83132/
Shawhar8348/
Shaware8312/
Shawaar838/
Saijwar837/
Sahswar835/
Saiware834/
Sawathr832/
Sajjwar832/
Saahwar831/
Sauware831/
Sawaare831/
Sawaire831/
Seawarz831/
Shaiwar831/
Saywarh831/
Saywear831/
Sayware831/
Saawuar831/
Shawair831/
Sawahar831/
Sahwaar831/
Sajwaar831/
Sashwar831/
Saewair831/
Saaswar831/
Shaywar831/
Saweard830/
Seawaur830/
Sabar80126,829/
Savar8015,953/
Zawar808,555/
Jawar80916/
Sawor80809/
Sewar80600/
Sowar80365/
Xawar801/
Schawarz7743/
Seaweard7726/
Shahwaar779/
Saywaire776/
Geesawar775/
Shaawear774/
Shahawar773/
Saaaware771/
Shaswart771/
Shaiwaar771/
Shawward771/
Shahware771/
Shawgarh771/
Sshawarz771/
Sachwarz771/
Saiswart771/
Seauward770/
Seawardt770/
Shabar73162,192/
Savard7323,946/
Jawhar734,596/
Savare732,975/
Zawaar732,956/
Zaware73860/
Jaware73790/
Shavar73547/
Satvar73452/
Savart73450/
Saavar73367/
Siawor73355/
Saibar73322/
Saivar73216/
Saabar73178/
Sabarr73165/
Jawair73159/
Sabhar73159/
Sabair7380/
Chawar7367/
Jawwar7366/
Sabaar7365/
Jaiwar7361/
Shewar7349/
Sauvar7346/
Soewar7345/
Zaiwar7335/
Sawore7330/
Saewor7330/
Soware7325/
Zhawar7324/
Djawar7321/
Sawgor7320/
Savgar7318/
Zawwar7317/
Sabaur7316/
Savarr7315/
Showar7314/
Saubar7313/
Jaywar7313/
Saybar7313/
Sahvar7313/
Zawair7311/
Ssabar7310/
Zauwar7310/
Sehwar7310/
Cahwar739/
Savair738/
Sabear738/
Ziawar737/
Jawaar737/
Saiwor736/
Savhar736/
Xaiwar735/
Sasuar735/
Saabor734/
Seewar734/
Zawuar734/
Saevar733/
Savaur733/
Sevaar733/
Zaywar733/
Savaar732/
Sabajr732/
Saywor732/
Souwar732/
Jawear732/
Sowatr732/
Sajvar731/
S'Abar731/
Jawarr731/
Jsavar731/
Zsavar731/
Savatr731/
Sayvar731/
Sohwar731/
Seavar731/
Zawgar731/
Soowar731/
Jaawar731/
Shawor731/
Siewar731/
Sowarz731/
Sowuar731/
Sabarh731/
Sabarì731/
Sasvar731/
Scavar731/
Savarp731/
Savajr731/
Saworz731/
Zaewar731/
Zawarr731/
Jawarh731/
Jauwar731/
Cawair730/
Saweyr730/
Seabar730/
Shahshwar713/
Shawheart711/
Shahswaar711/
Sabhair677,037/
Shehwar67412/
Sauvard67212/
Souware67197/
Shahvar67119/
Shabair67105/
Shawour6796/
Suoware6781/
Jawhare6752/
Savarre6748/
Shaybar6748/
Satvare6746/
Shavare6737/
Sahavar6733/
Jhaware6722/
Shabhar6721/
Sehwear6721/
Zhaware6720/
Zaiwair6720/
Sheabar6718/
Zawaire6713/
Djaware6712/
Jawaire6711/
Seaword6710/
Saivare6710/
Zawaaar6710/
Seiwart678/
Showair677/
Zawarth677/
Jhawaar676/
Shaibar676/
Joiswar676/
Shaabar676/
Jasware675/
Sawoure675/
Sayvear674/
Chawart674/
Zauwarh674/
Soiware673/
Hshabar673/
Saubhar673/
Shaivar673/
Shabarr673/
Shabear673/
Saabour673/
Shauvar672/
Savhare672/
Jauswar672/
Sauvare672/
Savaire672/
Savardh672/
Jaweard672/
Jawhair672/
Djawhar672/
Saubair672/
Shewaar672/
Sauvart672/
Jahware672/
Chahwar672/
Sauvaur671/
Sathuar671/
Sathvar671/
Satvahr671/
Sashvar671/
Sasvare671/
Sasvart671/
Chhawar671/
Jawharr671/
Jeaswar671/
Jajswar671/
Jhaswar671/
Jaaware671/
Jaihwar671/
Sheiwar671/
Seywart671/
Shabaar671/
Shavgar671/
Chawarz671/
Jawhear671/
Jhawear671/
Shavaar671/
Sjeewar671/
Shsavar671/
Siahvar671/
Saibhar671/
Sahbhar671/
Saabuor671/
Shewear671/
Jahwair671/
Saayuor671/
Saisuar671/
Saaboor671/
Saabaar671/
Siewhar671/
Shajbar671/
Zeiswar671/
Chawatr671/
Jawaart671/
Seavart670/
Saveare670/
Saivart670/
Saiweur670/
Sauvear670/
Seiward670/
Shavard670/

Sawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawar in the Tibetan language
ས་ཝར་sawar-
Sawar in the Oriya language
ସାୱରsawara-
Sawar in the Marathi language
सावरsavara44.73
सवारsavara39.24
सवरsavara11.81
साबरsabara1.69
सावरेsavare0.84
अशरasara0.84
Sawar in the Hindi language
सावरsavara44.44
सवार्savar16.67
सवरsavara11.11
सांवरsanvara11.11
सवारsavara5.56
साॅवरsaevara5.56
शवार्savar5.56

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Footnotes

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