Swafiya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Swafiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Swafiya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Swafiya (550) may also be a first name.

Swafiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swafiya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swafiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Swafiya is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Swafiya live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 359,069th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 550 people.

Swafiya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Swafiya is mostly concentrated in: Mombasa County, where 80 percent live and Kilifi County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swafui773/
Swafaa772/
Swafie771/
Suhafiyah755/
Swaafie711/
Shwadfey671/
Suafoa6278/
Suafai6219/
Suafey621/
Swefey621/
Suafie621/
Suafo'a5717/
Suafaid571/
Swhafee571/
Sweifieh531/
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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 Swafiya
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