Suwalai

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Suwalai is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Laos than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 1.1Mas Sivilay(measured from records)
  • LALaos≈1 in 4.2Kas Sivilay
  • NZNew Zealand≈1 in 463Kas Sivilay

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Suwalai itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Laos (inferred from the name graph)

≈1,800 named Sivilay, est.

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
87 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 4.2K (inferred from the name graph)

Laos, est., as Sivilay

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

SivilayLatin(measured from records)
สุวิไลThai(measured from records)

2 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Sivilay in US United States, GB United Kingdom, CA Canada and 3 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Suwalai counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Suwalai is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
LA Laos≈1,800 est.≈1 in 4.2K—Sivilay17
US United States297as Sivilay1 in 1.1M314Sivilay87
CN China≈240 est.≈1 in 5.8M—Sivilay2
FR France≈79 est.≈1 in 854K20—3
GB United Kingdom≈48 est.≈1 in 1.4M—Sivilay8
CA Canada≈30 est.≈1 in 1.3M—Sivilay22
NZ New Zealand≈11 est.≈1 in 463K—Sivilay8

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Suwalai under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

Is Suwalai a male or female name?
Suwalai is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Suwalai have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 1.8 thousand people named Sivilay in Laos, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Suwalai?
In the United States, the national register counted 297 people named Sivilay in 2010, about 1 in 1.1 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Suwalai”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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