Sawayan Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sawayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3541:285,98441,189
India1981:3,874,068106,327
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sawayan Last Name Facts

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

Sawayan (Hindi: सवायन, Oriya: ସାୱାୟଁା) is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawayan? popularity and diffusion

Sawayan is the 553,576th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. Sawayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sawayan live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Sawayan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 354 people, or 1 in 285,984. In The Philippines Sawayan is most frequent in: Northern Mindanao, where 85 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 9 percent reside and Caraga, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sawayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawayan in the Hindi language
सवायनsavayana-
Sawayan in the Oriya language
ସାୱାୟଁାsawayama43.81
ସାୱୟଁାsawayama35.24
ସାଓୟଁାsa'oyama3.81
ସାୟଁାsayama3.81
ସାଓଁୟାsa'omya3.81
ସାହୟଁାsahayama0.95
ସାୱୟଁsawayam0.95
ସାମାଡsamada0.95
ସାୱାୟଁsawayam0.95
ସାଓାୟଁାsaoayama0.95

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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 Sawayan
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