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 surname Sawilan is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawilan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,338,236th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawilan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 405,268th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 447 people.

The surname Sawilan is most commonly used 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 live, East Java, where 17 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 15 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Sawilan occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 34 percent live.

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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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