Sawing Surname
Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname
Sawing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 846 | 1:34,863 | 2,933 |
| Thailand | 259 | 1:272,735 | 46,848 |
| Indonesia | 166 | 1:796,682 | 60,566 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Säwing (7) are calculated separately.
Sawing (8,400) may also be a first name.
Sawing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawing Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawing occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Säwing. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawing? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 294,474th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,623,106 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sawing live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sawing is also the 68,856th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 8,400 people.
The last name Sawing is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 846 people, or 1 in 34,863. In Malaysia Sawing is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 93 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found and Johor, where 1 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Sawing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sawing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sawing surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Säwing | 94 | 7 | / |
| Saawing | 92 | 17 | / |
| Sawings | 92 | 14 | / |
| Shawing | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sawieng | 92 | 3 | / |
| Saewing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawaing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saswing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sahwing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawhing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saiwing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawng | 91 | 3 | / |
| Sewing | 83 | 1,534 | / |
| Jawing | 83 | 263 | / |
| Saweng | 83 | 219 | / |
| Sabing | 83 | 103 | / |
| Shawng | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sowing | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sawink | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawaeng | 77 | 704 | / |
| Siewing | 77 | 101 | / |
| Showing | 77 | 75 | / |
| Shaweng | 77 | 42 | / |
| Saubing | 77 | 14 | / |
| Saeweng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shewing | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sauweng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saibing | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saehwng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawheng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saweang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saybing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seaweng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saiueng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chawing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Szewing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seabing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sabng | 73 | 3 | / |
| Savng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schowing | 71 | 103 | / |
| Schöwing | 71 | 39 | / |
| Saewoeng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chaiwing | 71 | 4 | / |
| Schewing | 71 | 3 | / |
| Soyswing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sheewing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siowging | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saouhing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saewaeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chawwing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siewieng | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shoewing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sabeng | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Sobing | 67 | 182 | / |
| Seweng | 67 | 61 | / |
| Soweng | 67 | 54 | / |
| Chawng | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sawnke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schoewing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zewing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shawnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaibng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawenk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zowing | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sawing
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