Sawilan Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sawilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042

Sawilan (447) may also be a first name.

Sawilan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawilan is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sawilan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawilan? popularity and diffusion

Sawilan is the 1,338,236th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawilan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 405,268th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 447 people.

Sawilan is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 1,202,265. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 46 percent are found, East Java, where 17 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Sawilan exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 34 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 Sawilan
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