Swaha Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Swaha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
India201:38,353,269431,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Swaha (306) may also be a first name.

Swaha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swaha (Hindi: स्वाहा, Oriya: ାହା) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Swaha.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Swaha live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 503,193rd most frequently held forename globally, held by 306 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Swaha is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 52 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and Vermont, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The United States Swaha exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 37 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Swaha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swaha last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Swaha earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning $31,006 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwaha912/
Swahat911/
Swahay911/
Swah89157/
Swaa892/
Schwaha8341/
Swahait831/
Swahatz830/
Swaap8063/
Swaai8029/
Swaaz8016/
Swaay8012/
Svaha808/
Swaih806/
Shwha804/
Swahy804/
Swahd803/
Swahu803/
Swhai802/
Shwah802/
Swaah801/
Swahe801/
Swa751,046/
Swaich73198/
Szwach73137/
Shvaha7378/
Schwah7329/
Swaaij7315/
Suahai733/
Sweach732/
Shwahd732/
Swaaya732/
Shwach732/
Schwaa732/
Swaths731/
Swachz731/
Swacht731/
Swaaye731/
Suahay731/
Swauth731/
Swaatz730/
Swhatz730/
Swai6749,507/
Sbaa676,558/
Sway673,856/
Schwach671,036/
Shwa6768/
Swea6753/
Swoh6717/
Swaitch6717/
Suaa6715/
Sbha678/
Swaj677/
Svaa673/
Schwahz673/
Sswa672/
Swau672/
Schwaaz672/
Schwaad672/
Shwajch672/
Schwaap671/
Jswa671/
Xwaa671/
Zswa671/
Swoa671/
Svha671/
Sjwa671/
Svah671/
Swwa671/
Souhaha671/
Schwaas670/

Swaha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swaha in the Hindi language
स्वाहाsvaha-
Swaha in the Oriya language
ାହାaha85
ସାହୁsahu10
ମହାିmahai5

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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 Swaha
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