Swa Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Suriname

Swa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Indonesia1711:773,38759,023
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Benin131:795,04642,452
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Swa (1,028) may also be a first name.

Swa Last Name Facts

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

Swa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻩ) is most common in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swa is the 349,113th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Swa are found; 35 percent are found in Central Africa and 35 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Swa is also the 250,249th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,028 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Outside of The DR Congo Swa occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swai8649,507/
Sway863,856/
Swah86157/
Shwa8668/
Swea8653/
Swaj867/
Swaa862/
Swau862/
Sswa862/
Swwa861/
Sjwa861/
Swoa861/
Zswa861/
Jswa861/
Szwaj75761/
Shway75444/
Szwat75219/
Shwai75121/
Swaap7563/
Swaha7554/
Sweas7536/
Schwa7530/
Swaai7529/
Szwad7527/
Swaaz7516/
Swaay7512/
Swaij7511/
Swaih756/
Swaiz755/
Swahy754/
Shwua754/
Shwha754/
Swahu753/
Szway753/
Swahd753/
Shwah752/
Swadd752/
Swhai752/
Shwaj751/
Shwau751/
Swaah751/
Sweau751/
Swgai751/
Shwea751/
Sxway751/
Swahe751/
Swasd751/
Sweea751/
Jshwa751/
Swads750/
Swaus750/
Swe67183,646/
Sua6717,797/
Sva675,146/
Sba672,155/
Szwaja671,514/
Szwast67414/
Swo67382/
Schwaß67339/
Swi67234/
Swaich67198/
Szwach67137/
Swj6777/
Swy6770/
Swaiss6767/
Schwai6764/
Schwat6758/
Szwaya6751/
Szwacz6747/
Schway6745/
Schwap6733/
Schwad6731/
Schwah6729/
Swaaij6715/
Shwatz6713/
Xwa679/
Szwaia673/
Schwas673/
Shwaha672/
Schwaa672/
Sweach672/
Shwach672/
Szwatt672/
Swaaya672/
Shhwaz672/
Shwahd672/
S'Waid671/
Shhwaj671/
Swahay671/
Swaitz671/
Swauth671/
Sweaux671/
Swaths671/
Swaaye671/
Szwaid671/
Szwasz671/
Szwats671/
Swacht671/
S'Ways671/
Sweadt671/
Schwaj671/
Shhwai671/
Swachz671/
Swahat671/
Swaits670/
Swaatz670/
Swhatz670/
Swaizt670/
Swattz670/
Swatcz670/

Swa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮﻩswh-

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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 Swa
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