Sawma Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sawma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
India481:15,980,529256,885
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
France101:6,642,272293,169
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sawma (109) may also be a first name.

Sawma Last Name Facts

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

Sawma is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sawma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 618,896th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Sawma are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 109 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Sawma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sawma last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sawma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.89% more than the national average, earning R 627,096 per year; in United States they earn 32.21% more than the national average, earning $57,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.36% more than the national average, earning $50,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawmah9128/
Sawmay916/
Shawma914/
Sawmai912/
Sawmat911/
Sawmiea834/
Shawmad833/
Shawmay831/
Sawmy80529/
Sowma80337/
Sawmi80121/
Savma80116/
Sawme8024/
Sewma8014/
Sabma803/
Sawmo801/
Shawmash771/
Savmaz7362/
Sawmee7312/
Shabma733/
Shawmi731/
Sabhma731/
Sabmma731/
Chawma731/
Savmad731/
Shavma731/
Shawmo731/
Sabmai731/
Sowmat730/
Sawhmey675/
Shawmee671/
Shabhma671/
Chawmai671/
Showmay670/

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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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  • 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 Sawma
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