Around the world, Sawaf (Sawaf 
, صواف 
) is a very rare principally boy's, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name Sawaf is habitual in Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare male name. Predominantly, Sawaf is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sawaf | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Syria |
| صواف | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestinian Territory, Syria, Jordan |
| nikolaki sawaf Syrian archbishop, SY (b. 1943) |
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