Swar Surname

23,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Swar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar10,9051:4,763196
Sudan7,0001:5,359780
India3,0441:251,99314,576
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Bahrain3821:3,530611
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Canada531:695,20056,020
United Arab Emirates501:183,24512,955
Nepal471:605,9784,786
Singapore391:141,2236,278
England301:1,857,26974,552
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Norway81:642,78647,258
Oman61:614,6626,082
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Swar (915) may also be a first name.

Swar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swar (Hindi: स्वर, Oriya: ସୁଆର) occurs more in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,106th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 310,505 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Swar are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 268,007th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 915 people.

It is most frequently used in Myanmar, where it is held by 10,905 people, or 1 in 4,763. Outside of Myanmar Swar exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 30 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Swar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swar surname increased 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swar are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.57% less than the national average, earning 222,965 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning $35,841 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swarr89393/
Sware89221/
Swarz89153/
Shwar89127/
Swaar8951/
Szwar898/
Swear896/
Sjwar895/
Swair894/
Swhar891/
Swahr891/
Schwar80587/
Shwarz8099/
Szwarz8079/
Swhear8021/
Swatrz8016/
Shwart8015/
Szware8010/
Sweard809/
Swartt805/
Shhwar805/
Shwair804/
Shwgar804/
Swharh803/
Swaire802/
Sjwarh802/
Shware801/
Shwarp801/
Shwarh801/
Swarzz801/
Shwaar801/
Sjhwar801/
Swahar801/
Swarrr801/
Shward800/
Swayre800/
Swartd800/
Swuart800/
Shwear800/
Suar7511,220/
Sbar751,317/
Svar75976/
Swor75653/
Xwar751/
Schwaar73535/
Schwarp7329/
Schwarr7317/
Schwayr7311/
Schwahr7310/
Schwair735/
Sehewar733/
Swuhart731/
Shwaure731/
Shwahar731/
Shhwarh731/
Shhwatr731/
Swhatrh731/
Shwartd730/
Suard672,023/
Svare67698/
Schwardt67611/
Suart67473/
Suare67361/
Svart67358/
Sworh67282/
Shvar67214/
Swore67131/
Svard67119/
Shuar67113/
Sworr6784/
Suarz6763/
Schwatrz6745/
Schwarth6721/
Svarz6721/
Svaar6715/
Shbar6713/
Suatr6710/
Sbair679/
Suaar677/
Svarh675/
Šwarz675/
Schwartd674/
Schwarzz674/
S'Bar672/
Chwar672/
Schwartt672/
Sweir672/
Zwhar672/
Shwor672/
Schwarrz672/
Zwarr672/
Svarø672/
Schwarre671/
Shchwarz671/
Suarr671/
S'var671/
Schwearz671/
Sævar671/
Sbaar671/
Schwasrz671/
Zwwar671/
Sworp670/
Schswarz670/

Swar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swar in the Hindi language
स्वरsvara62.5
स्वारsvara37.5
Swar in the Oriya language
ସୁଆରsu'ara35.96
ାରara24.72
ଳିାରliara4.49
ସ୍ୱାରswara4.49
ରାରrara4.49
ସରsara3.37
ଶୁଆରsu'ara3.37
ଳାରlara2.25
ସୂଆରsu'ara2.25
େକରekara2.25
ୀାରiara2.25
କାରkara1.12
ସୁବର୍subar1.12
ଶରsara1.12
ନ୍ାାରnaara1.12
ଳୀାରliara1.12
ଝାରjhara1.12
ସାରsara1.12

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swar
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