Sawra Surname
Approximately 9,693 people bear this surname
Sawra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9,677 | 1:79,267 | 5,357 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sawra (248) may also be a first name.
Sawra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawra (Bengali: সাওরা, Hindi: सावरा) is most common in India. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sawra is the 52,740th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 751,836 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawra are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 566,287th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 248 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 9,677 people, or 1 in 79,267. In India Sawra is primarily found in: Assam, where 98 percent reside, West Bengal, where 1 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Aside from India Sawra exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawra in the Hindi language | ||
| सावरा | savara | 75 |
| साबरा | sabara | 25 |
| Sawra in the Bengali language | ||
| সাওরা | sa'ora | 50 |
| সওড়া | sa'ora | 50 |
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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 Sawra
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