Sgwani Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sgwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sgwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates1081:84,8367,825
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sgwani Last Name Facts

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

Sgwani occurs more in The United Arab Emirates more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sgwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sgwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Sgwani is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sgwani reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Sgwani is most frequently held in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 84,836. In The United Arab Emirates it is mostly found in: Sharjah, where 76 percent are found and Dubai, where 24 percent are found. Excluding The United Arab Emirates this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sgwane83189/
Sgwana8311/
Skwani833/
Singhwani8010/
Singqwani802/
Ssengwanyi751/
Singuani7158/
Sinqwani711/
Sinkwani711/
Zkwani67183/
Singhvani679/
Sqwana675/
Singwanne674/
Skwana673/
Singqwane672/
Sengkwane671/
Skwane671/
Cingwanyi671/
Shkwana621/
Sinkwane5762/
Sinqwane5712/
Cengwane571/
Squana500/

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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 Sgwani
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