Suwam Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Suwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Suwam (254) may also be a first name.

Suwam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suwam (Hindi: शुभम, Oriya: ସୁୱାମ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Suwam.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwam? popularity and diffusion

Suwam is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Suwam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Suwam live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Suwam is also the 559,024th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 254 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Suwam is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 81 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent are found and Kogi, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suwame915/
Shuwam914/
Suwahm911/
Jsuwam911/
Shuwwam833/
Shuewam831/
Sauwaam831/
Suwan8039,231/
Subam80117/
Sowam8030/
Suvam8011/
Zuwam803/
Suwom802/
Cuwam801/
Subham731,126/
Sauwan73188/
Soubam73104/
Shiwam7380/
Souwan7376/
Sowwam7331/
Shubam7321/
Suwane7320/
Showam7319/
Suwanc7315/
Suwann7314/
Shuwan7313/
Suwwan7311/
Shuvam739/
Suwain737/
Suvamn736/
Suwuan735/
Suiwan735/
Siuwan734/
Subaim734/
Suwaan734/
Cuwaim732/
Suhwan732/
Saubam732/
Suuwan732/
Sowaim731/
Susuam731/
Sujwan731/
Suvaim731/
Suvame731/
Seubam731/
Suywan731/
Suybam731/
Souwamgue711/
Shubham671,756/
Souwane6749/
Suwuang6748/
Showwam6726/
Suwasen6720/
Suwahan6716/
Suswant6711/
Suswain6711/
Showham6710/
Sahuwan678/
Sauwang676/
Suwanne673/
Souwand672/
Schuwan672/
Shoubam671/
Sujhwan671/
Shubaam671/
Shuhwan671/
Shuwhan671/
Subhaam671/
Sauwaan671/
Suwannt671/
Suwankh671/
Shuwank671/
Chouwam671/
Sauwane671/

Suwam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suwam in the Oriya language
ସୁୱାମsuwama-
Suwam in the Hindi language
शुभमsubhama50
सुवमsuvama50

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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 Suwam
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