Suawa Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Suawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6701:197,38718,756
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Suawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suawa is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Suawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 471,234th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname Suawa is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Suawa reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Suawa is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 670 people, or 1 in 197,387. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 95 percent live, Papua, where 2 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suawai916/
Suaywa911/
Sxhuawa831/
Shuawai831/
Shuawah831/
Shuawau831/
Suaba80552/
Suawi8040/
Suava8039/
Suawo8011/
Suawe8010/
Swawa804/
Zuawa802/
Suowa801/
Suasua73193/
Suaava7352/
Suavat7320/
Suowah7318/
Shuaba7311/
Giuawa7310/
Zuawua737/
Suhowa734/
Zuaway731/
Shuowa731/
Suawei731/
Suaaba731/
Suabai731/
Suabeah6731/
Schuaba6716/
Sua'ava676/
Suasuay674/
Suaavat672/
Chuawat671/
Suhaiwi671/
Suhaiva671/
Shwhawa671/
Shuayba671/
Chuaway671/
Suavais671/
Shuabha671/
Juawwad671/
Juawaid671/

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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 Suawa
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