Swaji Surname
Approximately 806 people bear this surname
Swaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 798 | 1:66,343 | 7,006 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Swaji (52) may also be a first name.
Swaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swaji (Hindi: श्वाजी, Marathi: सावजी) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Swaji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 428,270th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Swaji are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name Swaji is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 798 people, or 1 in 66,343. In Tanzania Swaji is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 74 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 26 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Swaji occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swaji in the Hindi language | ||
| श्वाजी | svaji | - |
| Swaji in the Marathi language | ||
| सावजी | savaji | - |
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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 Swaji
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