Saweljew Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Saweljew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saweljew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Saweljew Last Name Facts

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

Saweljew has its highest incidence in Poland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Saweljew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saweljew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saweljew is the 2,979,664th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Saweljew are found; 44 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,235,809. Aside from Poland Saweljew exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawieljew9467/
Sawielijew895/
Sawieljiew891/
Saweliew8829/
Sawieliew8215/
Saveljev75444/
Saweliev752/
Sobeljew751/
Saehliew751/
Saveljeva711,303/
Saveljevs71572/
Saveljeff7124/
Szaveljev7124/
Saveljevh711/
Shaveliew711/
Sealiew672/
Seylyew671/
Sueliew671/

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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 Saweljew
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