Sawn Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sawn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Sawn (770) may also be a first name.

Sawn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawn (Arabic: سونع, Hindi: सौन, Oriya: ସଁ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sawn is the 393,535th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname Sawn occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sawn reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sawn is also the 295,787th most frequently used first name globally, held by 770 people.

The last name is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 631 people, or 1 in 252,546. Beside Bangladesh Sawn is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Sawn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sawn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawn surname increased 403 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sawn are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Sawn earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $42,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawn8911,062/
Sawin894,594/
Sawne8943/
Sauwn894/
Sawyn894/
Sahwn894/
Saawn892/
Sjawn891/
Seawn890/
Sawnn890/
Shawin80429/
Sauwen8080/
Sahwin8020/
Saywen8020/
Shawne8016/
Sawoen8011/
Sawaen809/
Scawin806/
Schawn806/
Sawhne806/
Saewen805/
Shawng805/
Shauwn804/
Shawnn804/
Szawin804/
Saiwin803/
Sawwin802/
Sawien802/
Shahwn802/
Sajwin801/
Saween801/
Siawin801/
Seawen801/
Shaawn801/
Saywin801/
Sawink801/
Sabn7548/
Sown7518/
Zawn7514/
Savn7511/
Sewn756/
Jawn754/
Saewoen7374/
Saywion7327/
Saiwaen7324/
Saywhen7323/
Saawing7317/
Sayween737/
Shaween734/
Sauweng733/
Schawin732/
Sahawnk731/
Schawhn731/
Saywaen731/
Saywyon731/
Saywien731/
Saiwion731/
Saawuen731/
Shahwän731/
Saswing731/
Seaweng731/
Shahwwn731/
Shahjwn731/
Schaawn730/
Sheawin730/
Sabin6719,199/
Shown673,584/
Savne672,098/
Saben671,693/
Shabn67255/
Savnt67178/
Jawin67174/
Sowin67167/
Sewin67155/
Sewen67104/
Sabyn6753/
Sowen6742/
Sabín6728/
Jawne6725/
Zawin6719/
Säwén6717/
Sewén6715/
Chawn6712/
Sowyn679/
Jawyn677/
Sawinowa676/
Schauwen673/
Sawim673/
Siavn672/
Sowne672/
Sabén672/
Shewn672/
Soewn671/
Zawne671/
Savnh671/
Shavn671/
Sabhn671/
Savìn671/
Säwen671/
Savng671/
Shahwind671/
Shaywina671/
Schawndt670/

Sawn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawn in the Hindi language
सौनsauna-
Sawn in the Oriya language
ସଁsam-
Sawn in the Arabic language
سونعswn-

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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 Sawn
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