Sawy Surname

56,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7,5661:12,1511,449
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Indonesia2241:590,39847,039
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Yemen761:347,70110,006
Jordan431:205,6389,548
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sawy (378) may also be a first name.

Sawy Last Name Facts

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

Sawy (Arabic: عصوي) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawy? popularity and diffusion

Sawy is the 56,136th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 806,323 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sawy are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 446,161st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 378 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 7,566 people, or 1 in 12,151. Not including Egypt it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Sawy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sawy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawy surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

Sawy earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawy8915,911/
Saway891,678/
Sawey891,183/
Sawoy89214/
Sauwy896/
Saawy894/
Sahwy893/
Sawhy892/
Sjawy891/
Sawiy891/
Siaway802,189/
Sayway80410/
Saiway8051/
Shaway8042/
Seaway8036/
Sasway8028/
Shawey8014/
Saaway8010/
Sawhey806/
Saweye805/
Sawycz804/
Sauway804/
Shaw'y804/
Saywhy803/
Sawahy802/
Siawoy802/
Saewuy802/
Sauwoy801/
Schawy801/
Sawych801/
Siawey801/
Sheawy801/
Ssawoy801/
Saiwey801/
Sjaway801/
Siawhy801/
Sahway801/
Sawehy801/
Sawoey801/
Shawhy801/
Sawa7548,981/
Sawi7520,687/
Sawe7514,400/
Savy754,954/
Saby754,943/
Zawy75554/
Sowy7522/
Jawy7517/
Sewy751/
Xawy751/
Shahawy733,759/
Saywhay7310/
Siahway733/
Sawhhey732/
Sahaway732/
Szajway731/
Siawuay731/
Sawiehy731/
Shawahy731/
Sashway730/
Shawytt730/
Sawai6734,251/
Shawa6733,869/
Savoy6714,456/
Sabay673,483/
Shawe671,975/
Saiwa671,794/
Sabey671,418/
Savay671,230/
Shawi671,041/
Sauwa67984/
Savey67897/
Sobay67807/
Sahwi67746/
Saboy67711/
Seaby67580/
Sabyh67468/
Saaby67440/
Saybe67438/
Zahwy67429/
Jaway67411/
Seavy67351/
Sawie67283/
Shaby67267/
Saawa67237/
Zaway67233/
Sawee67230/
Sawwa67223/
Soway67184/
Sauvy67182/
Siawe67166/
Sabhy67158/
Siawa67155/
Sovay67112/
Saweh67111/
Sawaa67101/
Saewe67101/
Saiwe6794/
Sauby6787/
Sauwe6777/
Sawej6767/
Siawi6764/
Cawoy6762/
Sevay6760/
Saawe6758/
Sayve6746/
Sawoi6746/
Sawea6743/
Saiwi6739/
Sowoy6735/
Saywa6734/
Saiby6729/
Sawha6729/
Saawi6726/
Saybi6725/
Sawei6720/
Sauwi6719/
Seawa6719/
Sewey6718/
Sávay6718/
Sajwa6717/
Zawoy6716/
Savyo6715/
Sawaj6714/
Saswe6713/
Shavy6712/
Savyi6712/
Sawui6712/
Sowey6711/
Showy6711/
Sayva6711/
Saivy6711/
Sabuy6710/
Sayby6710/
Ssawe6710/
Savyt679/
Zawey679/
Jawey679/
Seway678/
Saviy677/
Saewi677/
Siavy677/
Sawih676/
Cawuy675/
Shewy675/
Saywe675/
Sayue675/
Sawii675/
Sahwe674/
Ssawa674/
Scowy673/
Sewiy673/
Cawey672/
Zaiwy672/
Sawue672/
Sawoa672/
Savuy672/
Saevy672/
Chawy672/
Jsawi672/
Giawy671/
Sayvi671/
Sawhi671/
Jawyi671/
Shahwayz671/
Sowuy671/
Sowyi671/
Sawuyowa671/
Sawiz671/
Jawwy671/
Sawhe671/
Seawe671/
Sawip671/
Shawj671/
Sxawe671/
Saavy670/

Sawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawy in the Arabic language
عصويswy-
ساوىsawy-
صاوىsawy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sawy
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