Spawi Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Spawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 178 | 1:165,698 | 10,135 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Brunei | 8 | 1:52,341 | 1,746 |
Spawi (91) may also be a first name.
Spawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Spawi is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Spawi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Spawi is the 1,082,743rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Spawi reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 91 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 165,698. In Malaysia Spawi is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 86 percent are found, Kedah, where 6 percent are found and Johor, where 4 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 18 percent are found and Brunei, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spawie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Spawa | 80 | 322 | / |
| Spawe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Spawy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spahui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Spabai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spawey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spawer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speavi | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spavio | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spaiva | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spowe | 60 | 9 | / |
| Spava | 60 | 3 | / |
| Spave | 60 | 1 | / |
| Spobi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Spaby | 60 | 1 | / |
| Spoviç | 55 | 11 | / |
| Spaybe | 55 | 3 | / |
| Spaves | 55 | 1 | / |
| Spo'wa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Spavea | 55 | 1 | / |
| Spauve | 55 | 1 | / |
| Spavey | 55 | 1 | / |
| Spavet | 55 | 0 | / |
| Speavy | 55 | 0 | / |
| Spaver | 55 | 0 | / |
| Spoower | 50 | 1 | / |
| Speiver | 50 | 0 | / |
| Speaver | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Spawi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis