Sawye Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Sawye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sawye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻭﻳﺔ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Sawye is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Sawye reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sawye is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 25 percent live, New Jersey, where 25 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.

Sawye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sawye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawye surname grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sawye last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sawye are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Sawye earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawyeh9113/
Sawyea9113/
Saweye915/
Shawye914/
Sawyee914/
Sawyes914/
Sawyez911/
Shawyer831,047/
Saywyer831/
Saweyeh831/
Saiwyea831/
Sauwyer830/
Szawyer830/
Sawie80283/
Sabye8048/
Savye8013/
Sewye8011/
Sawyj801/
Sawjy801/
Sowye801/
D'Sawyer771/
Sawehyee771/
Saabye73763/
Saweya73199/
Sjawie7382/
Sawiea7348/
Saweji7344/
Sawjay7323/
Shewye7317/
Savyer7313/
Sawjeh738/
Saweja736/
Soewye735/
Soweye734/
Saweie734/
Sawehi734/
Seawie732/
Sawehe732/
Saybie732/
Saweei731/
Saawie731/
Caweye731/
Sawyit731/
Sawuiy731/
Sawaae731/
Shabye731/
Zaweye731/
Sawied731/
Saewie731/
Sayvie731/
Siawie731/
Jawyes731/
Saywie731/
Sawjey731/
Saweay731/
Saweia731/
Sawies731/
Jawyeh731/
Sawjee731/
Chawye731/
Sawiyi731/
Shaaweeye711/
Shaweji673,505/
Chaweye67656/
Shawihy6749/
Saybieh6715/
Shaweya678/
Shawier674/
Sowyerr673/
Showeye673/
Jeawyee671/
Shavyer671/
Sawajhe671/
Saywhie671/
Jahwyes671/
Saywieh671/
Sawiehy671/
Siawieh671/
Saybehe671/
Xhaweye671/
Sauwe'i671/
Savoiye671/
Sawierr671/
Saeweoy671/

Sawye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻭﻳﺔsawyt-

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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 Sawye
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