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Where Does The Last Name Sawaya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sawaya (Arabic: صاوايا, Marathi: सवैया, Oriya: ସାୱୟା) is found most frequently in Lebanon. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sawaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sawaya is the 53,423^rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 762,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Sawaya are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Levant. Sawaya is also the 900,062^nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 109 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Lebanon, where it is borne by 4,564 people, or 1 in 1,235. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 72 percent are found, Beqaa Governorate, where 12 percent are found and North Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Besides Lebanon it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found.

Sawaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sawaya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (82%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sawaya are 8.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Sawaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 234.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,865 per year; in United States they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $48,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $60,770 CAD per year.