Saweng Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Saweng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 199 | 1:148,212 | 9,291 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Saweng (111) may also be a first name.
Saweng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saweng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saweng is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saweng? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saweng is the 1,111,382nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name Saweng occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Saweng are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 111 people.
It is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 148,212. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 92 percent are found, Johor, where 5 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Saweng
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