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 surname Sawom is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Sawom reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 94 percent reside, East Sepik, where 3 percent reside and West Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

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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  • 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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