Sawyar Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sawyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sawyar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawyar is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawyar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Sawyar is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Sawyar are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 25 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 25 percent are found. Other than The United States Sawyar occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 30 percent are found and Liberia, where 20 percent are found.

Sawyar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sawyar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sawyar last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sauwyar927/
Sawyarr923/
Savyar833/
Sabyar833/
Sawiar832/
Sawear831/
Sawyor830/
Sahwiar7712/
Shabyar771/
Saywear771/
Shavyar771/
Seavyar771/
Saweyor770/
Shaawear714/
Savaiyar713/
Shaibyar711/
Shawihar711/
Sowiar6762/
Sabiar6746/
Saviar6710/
Saywayyor675/
Sovyar674/
Sabjar673/
Jawear672/
Zavyar672/
Sabyor671/
Savyarova671/
Jawjar671/

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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 Sawyar
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