Sawney Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Sawney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
England1051:530,64833,151
India291:26,450,530346,896
Grenada121:9,045775
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sawney (17) may also be a first name.

Sawney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawney is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 723,769th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sawney live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sawney is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The surname Sawney is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States Sawney is most numerous in: New York, where 45 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 23 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Sawney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sawney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawney last name rose 1,785 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sawney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sawney last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sawney last name are 41.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.59% registered with the political party.

Sawney earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawhney9212,296/
Shawney9231/
Sahwney929/
Sawnney923/
Sawnhey921/
Sawne9143/
Sawny911/
Sawhneyi865/
Sahawney863/
Saawhney862/
Sawhneey861/
Sawhny83127/
Sowney8391/
Shawne8316/
Sawhne836/
Shawny835/
Jawney833/
Sawneh831/
Sawnee831/
Sawned831/
Sahwny831/
Sabney831/
Sawnie830/
Savney830/
Shawnee7786/
Shavney7723/
Chawney7715/
Sawhnay778/
Shawnie776/
Sewwney774/
Savhney774/
Sawneeh774/
Showney771/
Sowhney771/
Shawnay771/
Sawhner771/
Sawhnei771/
Sahwneh771/
Shawnea771/
Sawnaeh771/
Sawnycz771/
Savne732,098/
Sabne73525/
Sawna7353/
Sawni7345/
Sabny7344/
Jawne7325/
Sowne732/
Zawne731/
Sowny730/
Sahawneh712,504/
Sahawner711/
Shawna67533/
Savner67178/
Cavney6722/
Cowney6719/
Siewny6718/
Shavne6715/
Shawni6713/
Zowney6710/
Sawhni6710/
Saabne677/
Zjawny676/
Chawne676/
Savhne675/
Sownie675/
Sawnah672/
Shewne672/
Saavne672/
Satvne672/
Sownae672/
Seawni671/
Sawnoi671/
Shabne671/
Savnei671/
Jawnay671/
Zaiwny671/
Savgne671/
Savnay671/
Sawnaj671/
Ssavne671/
Sowner671/
Jawnea671/
Saywennie671/
Sownee670/
Sawnna670/
Zawner670/

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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 Sawney
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