Sorwa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sorwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sorwa (11) may also be a first name.

Sorwa Last Name Facts

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

Sorwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sorwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Sorwa are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Sorwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Sorwa is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent are found and Mara Region, where 47 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorwa9195/
Sorwea9118/
Sorwat9112/
Sorway913/
Soorwa911/
Sorwah911/
Sourwa911/
Sorwai911/
Shorwai8312/
Shorwua831/
Sorwath831/
Shorwaz831/
Sorwatt830/
Sarwa803,656/
Serwa802,726/
Sorba801,441/
Jorwa80305/
Surwa80166/
Sorva80165/
Zorwa8062/
Sorwe8053/
Sorua8030/
Sorwo802/
Corwa801/
Serwaa7321,668/
Serwah733,377/
Shorba73536/
Sarwah73437/
Chorwa73175/
Sarway73133/
Sherwa7391/
Serway7383/
Sharwa7382/
Sarwea7372/
Sourba7361/
Sarwau7347/
Sarwua7326/
Shurwa7324/
Sorbaj7323/
Sarwai7321/
Sorvad7317/
Sorvas7314/
Sourva7314/
Soorba7311/
Sarwha739/
Surway736/
Sorbha734/
Sserwa734/
Sorvat733/
Sorbai733/
Shorva732/
Sarwaj732/
Sorbay732/
Corrwa732/
Saerwa731/
Saarwa731/
Zorwai731/
Serwai731/
Surwaa731/
Surwaj731/
Sorvah731/
Sorwod731/
Sorvay731/
Jorway731/
Sorwee731/
Sorwii731/
Zoorwa731/
Sorrba731/
Saurwa731/
Scarwa731/
Soruaa731/
Sorwei731/
Soorva731/
Serwaah673,857/
Szarwas67211/
Chorwat6779/
Shaurwa6777/
Sourvas6776/
Corrway6766/
Sorwood6747/
Szorvas6721/
Sourbai6721/
Sorweid6718/
Scherwa6711/
Sourbha6710/
Surwaja6710/
Sharway677/
Sherwai676/
Sorvash676/
Soorwoo675/
Sarweae675/
Shourba675/
Schorba674/
Sarwaja673/
Sharwaz673/
Sahrwat672/
Sherway672/
Shurwaa672/
Saarwad672/
Saharwa672/
Jasrwad671/
Soorbai671/
Soorbay671/
Sharwah671/
Sorvaat671/
Zorweah671/
Surweah671/
Sarwach671/
Sarwayh671/
Sarhwad671/
Szarwaś671/
Soorvat671/
Djorwha671/

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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 Sorwa
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