Sawsan Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Sawsan Surname User-submission:

The Sawsan surname comes from the name of a flower in Arabic, 'lily', 'iris' in English.

Sawsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Djibouti41:228,733966
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Sawsan (266,468) may also be a first name.

Sawsan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sawsan surname comes from the name of a flower in Arabic, 'lily', 'iris' in English.

- sawsansoliman

Sawsan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawsan (Arabic: سوسن, Dhivehi: ސަވްސަނ‬) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawsan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 309,548th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. Sawsan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sawsan reside; 67 percent reside in North Africa and 35 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sawsan is also the 3,943rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 266,468 people.

The surname Sawsan is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Excluding Egypt it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 31 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live.

Sawsan Last Name Statistics demography

Sawsan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.61% more than the national average, earning $54,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawssan927/
Sawsane925/
Sawsang921/
Sawshan921/
Shawshan863/
Seawsang861/
Shawsand861/
Shahwsan861/
Savsan8396/
Sawson8325/
Sawsen8322/
Sawcan8313/
Jawsan8310/
Sabsan838/
Sowsan833/
Sawjan832/
Safsan831/
Cawsan831/
Sawssen7761/
Sowsian7718/
Jawshan7716/
Shawson776/
Chawsan775/
Sawdjan773/
Saibsan773/
Shafsan772/
Sawsong771/
Savsian771/
Safsian771/
Sawjaan771/
Shawzan771/
Sawssam771/
Sawjanh771/
Shawjan771/
Chawsaun715/
Shabshan712/
Sawdjaan712/
Jeawsang711/
Shawzank711/
Sawchang711/
Shawsond711/
Shavshan711/
Sahavsan711/
Schawzan710/
Jawjan67110/
Jawson6768/
Safjan6744/
Javsan6732/
Sabzan6726/
Safcan6721/
Savcan6718/
Zawjan6711/
Sabsen678/
Chawseang676/
Sabson676/
Jawzan675/
Sowjan672/
Sobsan672/
Jawsen672/
Savjan672/
Savson672/
Sawsem672/
Sowsam672/
Savsam671/
Sewsen671/
Showseang671/
Sawdjaaan671/
Sowson671/
Cowsan670/
Cawsen670/

Sawsan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawsan in the Dhivehi language
ސަވްސަނ‬savsan-
Sawsan in the Arabic language
سوسنswsn-

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