Sunawa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sunawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Sunawa (103) may also be a first name.

Sunawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunawa has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sunawa live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sunawa is also the 930,172nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 103 people.

Sunawa is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Bali, where 63 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 38 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Sunawa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunaway9220/
Sungawa9211/
Sutnawa925/
Shunawa921/
Sunawath861/
Sunaba83907/
Sunawi83122/
Sonawa8331/
Junawa8320/
Sunewa839/
Sunava838/
Sunawo838/
Sunawy833/
Sunowa831/
Sunawe831/
Cunawa831/
Chunawa77174/
Sounawe7782/
Shinawa7779/
Sunaeva7757/
Sunavat7744/
Sounaba7716/
Sunawee7713/
Sunahwi7712/
Sonawah7710/
Sonawai776/
Sounowa775/
Sunaiba774/
Sunahua774/
Sonahwa774/
Sunuiwa773/
Sonaway772/
Shonawa771/
Sunabai771/
Junawai771/
Sunaiva771/
Sinawah771/
Sunavas771/
Sunavai771/
Shunaeva71453/
Sunaivay7132/
Sunnaeva7117/
Sunabhai7116/
Chunawat719/
Junnawat718/
Szoenawa718/
Schinawa717/
Sungawee714/
Sounouwa712/
Shinawah712/
Shinaway712/
Sunhawit711/
Cuinhawa711/
Sungawoh711/
Schonawa711/
Saunabha711/
Junaijwa711/
Counaway710/
Sonowa67156/
Chunhawat67145/
Sunavi6799/
Junava6784/
Sunabe6758/
Sunabi6745/
Sonawo6745/
Suneva6742/
Sunowo6739/
Sunova6719/
Sunave6712/
Schoenawa6712/
Junnawatt674/
Sonawe672/
Shunnavad672/
Cunava671/
Sunowe671/
Shinnawai671/
Junawo671/
Zunaba671/
Zunawo671/
Suinabhai671/
Sunaby671/
Sunaibhai671/
Sunoba671/
Chunnawat671/

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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 Sunawa
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