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) is most common in Egypt. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 26,014th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 352,277 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sawi live; 62 percent live in North Africa and 61 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 39,967th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 18,559 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 12,630 people, or 1 in 7,279. Aside from Egypt Sawi occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Sawi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sawi are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% being registered with 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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