Surway Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Surway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Surway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surway is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Surway reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 50 percent live. Beside Liberia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surwaye921/
Surwa91166/
Surwy911/
Surbay83279/
Survay8328/
Shurwa8324/
Surwuy8312/
Surwoy837/
Sorway833/
Surwaj831/
Surwaa831/
Sourwa831/
Saurwa831/
Surhwaysh801/
Shaurwa7777/
Surwaja7710/
Shirway774/
Shurwaa772/
Suruaya771/
Surwaje771/
Surweah771/
Surrwey770/
Surva73137/
Surwe73109/
Surwi73103/
Surba7395/
Surua7392/
Surby7369/
Jurwa7360/
Sorwa7332/
Curwy7320/
Survy737/
Curwa732/
Shorwayi712/
Surbhaya712/
Shurbajy711/
Surwasch711/
Surbhaye711/
Shirwa671,887/
Surbey67316/
Siurua67270/
Survey67248/
Shurba67147/
Surwez6796/
Shorwa6795/
Sourba6761/
Survoy6747/
Survai6737/
Surwit6724/
Zurbay6723/
Sorwea6718/
Sourva6714/
Surbai6714/
Sourby6711/
Survae6711/
Szurba6711/
Shurua679/
Surbha675/
Sirwah672/
Shurwe672/
Surbea672/
Survad672/
Survye672/
Saurba672/
Surboy671/
Zurwau671/
Surwio671/
Curuay671/
Sorwai671/
Suhrba671/
Survat671/
Saurua671/
Jjurwa671/
Jurrwa671/
Scurvy671/
Sorwah671/
Shurby671/
Szurua671/
Survas671/
Suruea671/
Surwet671/
Soorwa671/
Survaa670/

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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 Surway
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