Sawas Surname
Approximately 4,125 people bear this surname
Sawas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2,184 | 1:8,837 | 836 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Namibia | 79 | 1:30,499 | 4,636 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| United Arab Emirates | 52 | 1:176,198 | 12,766 |
| Lebanon | 49 | 1:115,043 | 6,418 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Sawas (458) may also be a first name.
Sawas Demographics
Average Sawas Salary in
United States
$52,305 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sawas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawas (Arabic: السواس, Hindi: सावास) is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 112,340th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,766,678 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sawas reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 398,932nd most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 458 people.
The last name is most frequent in Syria, where it is held by 2,184 people, or 1 in 8,837. In Syria it is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 97 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 1 percent live and Raqqa Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Syria it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 28 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.
Sawas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (90%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sawas surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.
Sawas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $52,305 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawas in the Hindi language | ||
| सावास | savasa | - |
| Sawas in the Arabic language | ||
| السواس | alswas | - |
| سواس | swas | - |
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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 Sawas
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