Sawung Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sawung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sawung (536) may also be a first name.

Sawung Last Name Facts

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

Sawung occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sawung.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Sawung occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawung are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 364,183rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 536 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 1,520,106. In Indonesia Sawung is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 53 percent live, Central Kalimantan, where 32 percent live and West Kalimantan, where 7 percent live. Other than Indonesia Sawung occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saewung921/
Sahawung861/
Sawong832,227/
Sabung83524/
Jawung8356/
Sewung8310/
Cawung835/
Savung835/
Saiwong77908/
Seawong77114/
Ziawung7748/
Saywong7747/
Siawong7740/
Shawong7718/
Chawung7717/
Saibung7713/
Sawwong778/
Sahwong774/
Jaiwung772/
Shavung772/
Saevung771/
Sabeung771/
Sawhing771/
Sawonng771/
Sauwong771/
Zawoung771/
Sewhung771/
Zawaung771/
Sahawong7117/
Sabungqu7111/
Chaiwung717/
Djawoung712/
Chawwung712/
Sayvoung711/
Sowong67328/
Saving67117/
Zavung6711/
Schauving676/
Sahaiwong672/
Zawong672/
Javung671/
Sabhungqu671/
Sobung671/
Cowung671/

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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 Sawung
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