Swahi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Swahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Swahi (27) may also be a first name.
Swahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swahi (Hindi: स्वाही, Marathi: वाही) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Swahi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Swahi is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Swahi reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Swahi is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 27 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 91 percent live, Golestan Province, where 3 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 3 percent live. Besides Iran Swahi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swahi in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाही | svahi | - |
| Swahi in the Marathi language | ||
| वाही | vahi | - |
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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 Swahi
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