Sawaya is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sawaya
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sawaya

How popular is Sawaya?

Sawaya is common in Tanzania.

Sawaya is ranked 37330 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sawaya bearers increased by 5.721716 per cent in 2010 US census to 813 since 2000, the surname slipped by 98 spots and ranked at 29138. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.64 91.16
Hispanic or Latino 6.52 4.94
Others 1.11 3.25
Sawaya is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Lebanon which signifies that it is originated from Lebanon. Around 13216 people have been found who wears Sawaya as their family name. Sawaya is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
5,892 Senegal9
27,602 Nigeria4
2,110 Mozambique4
2,955 Syria4
15,956 Venezuela3
7,294 Kuwait3
90,215 Germany3
661,536 Indonesia3
25,074 Greece3
67,494 South Africa3
4,881 Oman3
65,594 Belgium2
19,093 Finland2
5,318 Iraq2
50,640 Switzerland2
54,641 Sweden2
28,083 Romania2
14,521 Portugal2
20,186 Kenya2
2,040 Mali1
2,505 Congo1
10,190 Bahrain1
7,941 Guatemala1
118,015 Netherlands1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
5,553 Taiwan1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
90,903 Moldova1
5,589 Sudan1
4,435 Togo1
7,895 South Korea1
19,533 Uruguay1
11,923 Slovenia1
18,969 Wales1
6,149 Ethiopia1
25,721 Egypt1
897,276 Russia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
18,457 Scotland20
5,153 Japan12
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,213 Australia95
210,638 India65
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Sawaya:
5,252 Saudi Arabia654
19,850 France490
2,150 United Arab Emirates482
15,222 Canada245
16,087 Mexico236
8,587 Zimbabwe224
10,100 Peru171
1,579 Qatar156
40,399 Argentina119
Countries with thousands of Sawaya:
123 Lebanon6,211
8,608 Brazil1,606
26,291 United States1,163
4,776 Tanzania1,070
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Paul Allan Sawaya,RN 26th August 2018 , 1:35 AM
Connected to the Royal House of Savoy

Sawaya Namesakes

  • Alen Sawaya, Author
  • Nathan Sawaya, Artist
  • Riko Sawayanagi, Tennis Player
  • Riko Sawayanagi, Tennis Player
  • Michiko Sawayanagi, Actress
  • Riko Sawayanagi, Tennis Player
  • Riko Sawayanagi, Tennis Player
  • Riko Sawayanagi, Tennis Player
  • Nathan Sawaya, Artist
  • Elayne Sawaya, Television producer

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