Suahi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Suahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Suahi Last Name Facts

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

Suahi is found most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Suahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Suahi is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Suahi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Suahi are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Suahi is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souahi911,740/
Souahio832/
Souhahei771/
Jouahi73171/
Zouahi73101/
Suieai731/
Sihahi731/
Sauahe731/
Suhooi731/
Seuaui731/
Djouahi67425/
Sauhahe6712/
Suhaiji674/
Chouahi671/
Souahyo671/
Zouahgi671/

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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 Suahi
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