Sawim Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sawim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sawim (11) may also be a first name.

Sawim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawim occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawim? popularity and diffusion

Sawim is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sawim reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sawim is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Khost, where 100 percent live. Barring Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawiem917/
Sawime915/
Shawim911/
Sawin804,594/
Sabim80277/
Savim8091/
Jawim8055/
Sawem804/
Sowim802/
Shawin73429/
Sahwin7320/
Sowime7317/
Shabim737/
Sabaim734/
Szawin734/
Saiwin733/
Siewim733/
Sawwin732/
Sawien732/
Sobaim732/
Savaim732/
Saswem731/
Sawink731/
Saabim731/
Sauwem731/
Saweum731/
Saweam731/
Sowaim731/
Joswim731/
Seewim731/
Saywin731/
Shavim731/
Siawin731/
Sajwin731/
Sawn67898/
Saywion6727/
Saawing6717/
Saouhim679/
Saweame679/
Savheim677/
Schawin672/
Saawuem671/
Sahabim671/
Saiwion671/
Saywien671/
Saswing671/
Shabihm671/
Shabhim671/
Saweeme671/
Shaweem671/
Sheawin670/

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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 Sawim
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