Swafi Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2381:222,44418,495
Kenya1291:357,98420,934
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Swafi (28) may also be a first name.

Swafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swafi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Swafi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 222,444. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 53 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 39 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 34 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Swafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Swafi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaffi91139/
Swaifi9155/
Swafui913/
Swafie911/
Shwafi911/
Shwadfi834/
Swaafie831/
Swafy80575/
Suafi8017/
Swafe805/
Swafa803/
Swefi801/
Sbafi801/
Swaify73815/
Sbaffi73673/
Sweifi73131/
Swaphi7378/
Suafai7319/
Swaifa732/
Swafaa732/
Shwafy731/
Suafie731/
Suaffi731/
Shuafi731/
Svaffi731/
Shwadfy67215/
Shweifi6716/
Suhaafi672/
Suhafiy671/
Swhafee671/
Suafaid671/
Schwafe670/

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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 Swafi
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