Sawom Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sawom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sawom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawom is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sawom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Sawom occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Sawom live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Sawom is most common in: Western, where 94 percent live, East Sepik, where 3 percent live and West Sepik, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawoum9117/
Shawom9112/
Sawome911/
Siawom911/
Saywomg831/
Saiwoum831/
Sawon806,605/
Sawoń80322/
Jawom80277/
Savom80174/
Sawam80126/
Sabom8086/
Sowom8030/
Sahawoum771/
Shawon7365,585/
Saywon731,794/
Sawame73928/
Shawam7346/
Saiwon7341/
Sawhum7323/
Sawamt7319/
Siawon7318/
Saboum7312/
Sawuam736/
Sawaam734/
Sawont733/
Sawone732/
Saboom732/
Seawon732/
Sawoin732/
Sehwom731/
Saawon731/
Saawam731/
Saiwam731/
Sawoun731/
Sowoum731/
Saweum731/
Sawasm731/
Sawoon731/
Sewoum731/
Sabhom731/
Sajwam731/
Seabom730/
Seawong67114/
Saawuam6748/
Saywong6747/
Shawong6718/
Sawotin6717/
Shawone6711/
Shawoun6711/
Sawosin6710/
Sawwong678/
Saywone677/
Shaboom676/
Shawuon676/
Shawoon675/
Sahwong674/
Shaawon672/
Sahawon671/
Sawonng671/
Sauwaam671/
Seasuom671/
Sauwong671/
Sheawon671/
Saywuon671/
Saiwgon671/
Saiboom671/
Seawonk671/
Seawgon671/
Sowoume671/
Shahwon671/
Shawonn671/
Sayboum671/
Shawham670/
Seabohm670/

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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 Sawom
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