Swayah Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Swayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya361:173,444826
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Swayah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swayah (Arabic: صواياه) occurs most in Libya. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swayah.

How Common Is The Last Name Swayah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swayah is the 2,808,717th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Swayah is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Swayah live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Libya, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 173,444. Excluding Libya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Tunisia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwayah921/
Swaya91437/
Szwaya8351/
Sweyah8320/
Shwaya835/
Swayeh835/
Swiyah833/
Sbayah832/
Swaaya832/
Swayih831/
Sway803,856/
Swaa802/
Schwaya778/
Shwayau771/
Sweya734,962/
Swaja732,390/
Suaya73617/
Shway73444/
Swayi73253/
Swaye7380/
Zwaya7343/
Swayu7334/
Swaia7334/
Swaai7329/
Swayo7317/
Swaay7312/
Sbaya736/
Swaih736/
Sweah735/
Swahy734/
Swaiy733/
Sbayh733/
Szway733/
Swahu733/
Sxway731/
Swiya731/
Swyeh731/
Swuya731/
Svaya731/
Shuayath711/
Shwayish711/
Shwaye672,006/
Szwaja671,514/
Chwaya67414/
Swaich67198/
Shvaya6768/
Sueaya6758/
Schway6745/
Svayap6726/
Swaaij6715/
Suayat679/
Shwayi678/
Suayeh674/
Szwaia673/
Svayad673/
Sweach672/
Suayap672/
Svayat672/
Sbayhi672/
Shwayo672/
Swauth671/
Sweyad671/
Shwoya671/
Sweyih671/
Sweyeh671/
Swahay671/
Swaueh671/
Swayed671/
Swayez671/
Sweeya671/
Svauya671/
Suaaya671/
Swaaye671/
Shwaiy671/
Swahia671/
S'Ways671/
Sweiah671/
Swayes670/

Swayah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swayah in the Arabic language
صواياهswayah-

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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 Swayah
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