Sawing Surname

294,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sawing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8461:34,8632,933
Thailand2591:272,73546,848
Indonesia1661:796,68260,566
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Säwing947/
Saawing9217/
Sawings9214/
Shawing924/
Sawieng923/
Saewing921/
Sawaing921/
Saswing921/
Sahwing921/
Sawhing921/
Saiwing921/
Sawng913/
Sewing831,534/
Jawing83263/
Saweng83219/
Sabing83103/
Shawng835/
Sowing832/
Sawink831/
Sawaeng77704/
Siewing77101/
Showing7775/
Shaweng7742/
Saubing7714/
Saeweng7713/
Shewing775/
Sauweng773/
Saibing772/
Saehwng771/
Sawheng771/
Saweang771/
Saybing771/
Seaweng771/
Saiueng771/
Sowaing771/
Chawing771/
Szewing771/
Seabing770/
Sabng733/
Savng731/
Schowing71103/
Schöwing7139/
Saewoeng714/
Chaiwing714/
Schewing713/
Soyswing712/
Sheewing711/
Siowging711/
Saouhing711/
Saewaeng711/
Chawwing711/
Siewieng710/
Shoewing710/
Sabeng671,274/
Sobing67182/
Seweng6761/
Soweng6754/
Chawng6711/
Sawnke673/
Schoewing672/
Zewing672/
Shawnk671/
Zaibng671/
Jowing671/
Sawenk670/
Zowing670/

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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 Sawing
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