Sawun Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

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

Sawun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Sawun (328) may also be a first name.

Sawun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawun is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sawun is the 1,290,735th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. Sawun is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sawun are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sawun is also the 484,112th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 328 people.

Sawun is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 944,637. In Indonesia Sawun is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 80 percent live and West Java, where 20 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saewun91191/
Sawaun9183/
Shawun9142/
Saawun919/
Seawun918/
Sawoun911/
Sawund911/
Saiwun911/
Saawaun8313/
Shawoun8311/
Saewuun831/
Saewwun831/
Shawhun830/
Sawon806,605/
Sabun804,612/
Savun802,079/
Sewun8011/
Jawun805/
Sowun804/
Zawun802/
Shawaune771/
Shawon7365,585/
Saboun733,772/
Saywon731,794/
Saibun731,438/
Sabuin73538/
Sabaun73326/
Shabun73173/
Saubun7391/
Jawung7356/
Saiwon7341/
Saivun7329/
Sawhum7323/
Siawon7318/
Sawoum7317/
Seabun7313/
Sawoen7311/
Savgun738/
Saevun738/
Shewun737/
Savuin737/
Savung735/
Savoun735/
Saybun735/
Saveun733/
Sabeun733/
Sewaun733/
Saabun732/
Seawon732/
Sewoun732/
Zawoun732/
Savund731/
Savunn731/
Savunt731/
Shavun731/
Sovaun731/
Saawon731/
Savaun731/
Sauvon731/
Saweum731/
Chawun731/
Seewun731/
Sayvun731/
Sawoon731/
Scavun731/
Shaboun67509/
Sahboun67306/
Zawoune6730/
Sahavun6723/
Shaibun6721/
Chawung6717/
Chaiwun6716/
Savutin6710/
Saiboun6710/
Sayboun6710/
Djawaun677/
Savusyn676/
Savutyn676/
Shawoon675/
Shaivun675/
Showgun673/
Saabuin673/
Savuhyn673/
Shavhun673/
Shavgun672/
Shevaun672/
Shaawon672/
Jaiwung672/
Shavung672/
Sabhaun671/
Saivuun671/
Savaunt671/
Savusen671/
Shaubun671/
Shabeun671/
Sheawon671/
Zawoung671/
Shawonn671/
Sahbuin671/
Saaboun671/
Saiwoum671/
Saubaun671/
Giawoun671/
Sahawon671/
Cawhoun670/
Seabunn670/

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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 Sawun
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