Swaib Surname
Approximately 738 people bear this surname
Swaib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 385 | 1:101,401 | 10,160 |
| Tanzania | 300 | 1:176,472 | 15,403 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Swaib (5,607) may also be a first name.
Swaib Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swaib Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swaib (Hindi: शुऐब) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Swaib.
How Common Is The Last Name Swaib? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 458,119th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. Swaib occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Swaib are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 89,449th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 5,607 people.
Swaib is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 101,401. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 24 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 19 percent are found and Moyo District, where 16 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 41 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shwaib | 91 | 29 | / |
| Swaiyb | 91 | 1 | / |
| Swab | 89 | 1,118 | / |
| Swib | 89 | 49 | / |
| Schwaib | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sbaib | 80 | 1,181 | / |
| Swaab | 80 | 549 | / |
| Szwab | 80 | 380 | / |
| Shwab | 80 | 138 | / |
| Svaib | 80 | 57 | / |
| Swieb | 80 | 31 | / |
| Swhab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Swaub | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swahb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swaip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shwib | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swabh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swuab | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sweib | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schwab | 73 | 79,673 | / |
| Shvaib | 73 | 20 | / |
| Sweibt | 73 | 16 | / |
| Suaaib | 73 | 16 | / |
| Swaipe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Sweibs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Swayab | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shbaib | 73 | 3 | / |
| Swahab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sxhwab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swaweb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suaiub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shwaab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suaiab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swayeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shuaaib | 67 | 4,321 | / |
| Schwaab | 67 | 3,384 | / |
| Suib | 67 | 1,395 | / |
| Svab | 67 | 668 | / |
| Souhaib | 67 | 569 | / |
| Suab | 67 | 180 | / |
| Swap | 67 | 129 | / |
| Schwibs | 67 | 123 | / |
| Sweb | 67 | 33 | / |
| Swip | 67 | 29 | / |
| Svib | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sbab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shuaieb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schweib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schwabs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shuaiub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zwib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swjb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwaub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweithb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sbib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwuab | 67 | 0 | / |
Swaib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swaib in the Hindi language | ||
| शुऐब | su'aiba | 66.67 |
| स्वैब | svaiba | 33.33 |
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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 Swaib
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