Sawte Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Benin

Sawte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India341:22,560,747316,052
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sawte (16) may also be a first name.

Sawte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawte (Marathi: सावते) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sawte is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sawte live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sawte is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent reside, Telangana, where 12 percent reside and West Bengal, where 3 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 16 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawter916/
Shawte911/
Sawted910/
Sawt894/
Sawtett832/
Shawtee831/
Sawther830/
Cawte801,157/
Savte80140/
Sawta8024/
Sabte8022/
Sawti8015/
Safte8013/
Shawt806/
Sewte802/
Sowte802/
Sawth801/
Schawtez771/
Shawther770/
Safter73229/
Saiwet73207/
Saftey73156/
Saftei7344/
Shawty7330/
Savter7327/
Shewte7320/
Shafte7319/
Shawta7318/
Sabtee7311/
Saftie737/
Sauwta736/
Showte733/
Shavte732/
Savthe732/
Saiwed731/
Sowthe731/
Sewtee731/
Scafte731/
Sawthi731/
Chawte731/
Shabte731/
Shawth731/
Safthe731/
Sowtes730/
Saft672,077/
Sabt672,060/
Shafter67494/
Sawd6735/
Schafte6734/
Siewtee6730/
Shawtay676/
Savt674/
Shafteh672/
Schawtz672/
Safther672/
Shawtai671/
Shaftee671/
Sahavte671/
Chawthe671/
Szavter671/
Sheavte671/
Shaftie671/
Siavteh671/
Sawtycz671/
Schowte671/
Shaibte671/
Sowt671/
Shaftey670/
Sowther670/

Sawte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawte in the Marathi language
सावतेsavate90.91
सवटेsavate9.09

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sawte
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