Sawian Surname

284,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sawian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2471:615,12929,471
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Sawian (3,991) may also be a first name.

Sawian Last Name Facts

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

Sawian (Arabic: ساويان) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 284,130th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,378,263 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawian live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sawian is also the 110,587th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 3,991 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,247 people, or 1 in 615,129. In India Sawian is most prevalent in: Meghalaya, where 99 percent live, Karnataka, where 0 percent live and West Bengal, where 0 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sawian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawian in the Arabic language
ساويانsawyan-

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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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  • 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 Sawian
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