Swalian Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swalian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swalian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Swalian Last Name Facts

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

Swalian (Marathi: सालीअन) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swalian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swalian is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Swalian live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 882,360. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Swalian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swalian in the Marathi language
सालीअनsali'ana-

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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 Swalian
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