Sawi Surname
Approximately 20,687 people bear this surname
Sawi Surname Definition:
Sawi is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: fish.
Sawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 12,630 | 1:7,279 | 885 |
| DR Congo | 2,654 | 1:27,837 | 3,495 |
| Indonesia | 2,066 | 1:64,012 | 6,969 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 445 | 1:18,323 | 1,846 |
| Philippines | 355 | 1:285,178 | 41,105 |
| Malaysia | 338 | 1:87,261 | 6,089 |
| Thailand | 297 | 1:237,840 | 40,329 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Tanzania | 162 | 1:326,800 | 24,625 |
| United States | 150 | 1:2,416,393 | 148,665 |
| Iran | 86 | 1:892,820 | 42,918 |
| Benin | 82 | 1:126,044 | 13,698 |
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 1:196,934 | 344 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Senegal | 17 | 1:857,608 | 2,905 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Sawi (18,559) may also be a first name.
Sawi Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sawi is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: fish.
Sawi Demographics
Average Sawi Salary in
United States
$50,986 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawi (Arabic: صاوي, Hindi: सावी) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sawi is the 26,014th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 352,277 people. The surname Sawi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Sawi reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 61 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sawi is also the 39,967th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 18,559 people.
Sawi is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 12,630 people, or 1 in 7,279. Outside of Egypt it exists in 52 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Sawi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sawi are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the party.
Sawi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning $50,986 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawi in the Hindi language | ||
| सावी | savi | - |
| Sawi in the Arabic language | ||
| صاوي | sawy | - |
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Footnotes
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