Sawm Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Sawm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sawm (41) may also be a first name.

Sawm Last Name Facts

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

Sawm occurs most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sawm is the 2,808,717th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Sawm is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sawm reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

The last name Sawm is most numerous in India, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is mostly found in: Manipur, where 95 percent reside, Bihar, where 3 percent reside and Delhi, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Sawm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sawm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sawm last name contracted 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawme8924/
Sauwm8911/
Shawm894/
Saswm891/
Shawmt804/
Zawm7521/
Sowm757/
Xawm751/
Sabm751/
Sewm751/
Sowme6711/
Savme672/
Seewm671/
Showm670/
Chawm670/
Sheewm601/
Showme601/
Schowm601/
Cowm502/
Cavm501/
Cewm501/
Xabm501/
Zavm501/
Sobm500/

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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 Sawm
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