Sawhney Surname

42,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sawhney Surname User-submission:

The Sawhney clan is a Kshatriya caste from the Indian subcontinent.

It means 'commander'.

Highly educated and brave people serving in civil and military establishments.

Sawhney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,6601:88,5765,895
United States1,6601:218,34921,224
England5901:94,43710,093
United Arab Emirates4711:19,4532,281
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Australia641:421,80833,593
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Oman121:307,3314,704
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China51:273,464,31313,838
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France31:22,140,907385,998
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Sawhney (189) may also be a first name.

Sawhney Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sawhney clan is a Kshatriya caste from the Indian subcontinent.

It means 'commander'.

Highly educated and brave people serving in civil and military establishments.

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Sawhney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawhney (Hindi: साहनी, Marathi: सावहने) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sawhney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawhney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 42,385th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 592,676 people. The last name Sawhney occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Sawhney live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 661,310th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 189 people.

The last name Sawhney is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 8,660 people, or 1 in 88,576. In India it is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 46 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 16 percent live and Punjab, where 13 percent live. Aside from India Sawhney occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Sawhney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sawhney surname are 6.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sawhney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 45.25% more than the national average, earning $62,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.99% more than the national average, earning $70,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawhneyi935/
Saawhney932/
Sawhneey931/
Sawney92402/
Sawhny92127/
Sawhne926/
Shawney8631/
Sahwney869/
Sawhnay868/
Savhney864/
Sawnney863/
Sawhnei861/
Sawhner861/
Sowhney861/
Sawnhey861/
Sawne8343/
Sawny831/
Sahawney803/
Sowney7791/
Shawne7716/
Sawhni7710/
Savhne775/
Shawny775/
Jawney773/
Sawneh771/
Sawnee771/
Sawned771/
Sahwny771/
Sabney771/
Sawnie770/
Savney770/
Shawnee7186/
Shavney7123/
Chawney7115/
Shobney7113/
Sathvne717/
Shawnie716/
Sewwney714/
Sawneeh714/
Shawnay711/
Shawnea711/
Sahabne711/
Sawnycz711/
Showney711/
Sahwneh711/
Sahawneh672,504/
Savne672,098/
Sabne67525/
Sawna6753/
Sawni6745/
Sabny6744/
Jawne6725/
Sowne672/
Sahabneh671/
Shahabne671/
Zawne671/
Sahawner671/
Sowny670/

Sawhney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawhney in the Marathi language
सावहनेsavahane-
Sawhney in the Hindi language
साहनीsahani95.68
सहानीsahani1.85
साहानीsahani1.23
स्वार्ष्णेsvarsne0.62
सावनेsavane0.62

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