S A Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

S A Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

S A Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

S A Last Name Facts

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

The surname S A is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name S A? popularity and diffusion

The surname S A is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name S A occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of S A are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname S A is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 50 percent live, Sokoto, where 31 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria S A occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sa A86492/
Se A8612/
Su A868/
Sa80375,265/
Soa A75148/
Sau A75129/
Si Ha7566/
Sai A7556/
Sa Ah7543/
S Yai7524/
Sa Ai7523/
Sa Au7519/
Sa Ha7510/
Siu A7510/
Sei A759/
So Ya758/
Sii A757/
Su Ya756/
Sui A756/
Seu A754/
Su Ay753/
Sua A753/
Su Ha753/
Si Ya752/
Si Ai751/
So Ha751/
Sou A751/
Sey A751/
Su Ai751/
S A W751/
Sea A751/
Se Ha751/
Sy Ya751/
Sa Aa751/
Sa Ae751/
Sa Ea751/
Sah674,602,000/
Sai67336,260/
Sau67266,328/
Say67173,035/
Sao6754,448/
Soa6737,917/
Sea6729,136/
Saa6722,852/
Sae6722,109/
Sua6717,797/
Sya6711,493/
Saï67568/
Ssa67186/
Psa67161/
Sae Ia67145/
Hsa67113/
Wsa6784/
Saî6784/
Saá6769/
Sja6740/
Sae Au6728/
Sae Ha6717/
Sae Ao6716/
Sae Ai6713/
Sae Ya6713/
Sáa6710/
Sae Wa679/
S O678/
Saú678/
Súa676/
Su Wai676/
Sah Ya675/
Séa675/
Saà675/
Su Wah674/
S U673/
Saã672/
S E672/
Saé672/
Saí672/
S I672/
Sae Ua672/
S Y671/
Sie Ha671/
S-A671/
Saõ671/
Saó671/
Saä671/
So Aia671/
Sui Wa671/
Su Wha671/
Saiu A671/
Sa Iya671/
Saë671/
Saù671/
Sei Ha671/
Sàa671/
Sùa671/
Sy Hau671/
Si Hao671/
Su Hua671/
Sea Wa671/
Sai Ai671/
Sau Au671/
Saw Ai671/
Saw Ia671/
S W671/
Sae Ea671/
Sae Oa671/
Si Hoa671/
Si Wah671/
Si Yah671/
Sio Wa671/
Soh Ai671/
Soh Ha671/
Soo Ai671/
Suh Wa671/
Sue Ha671/

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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 S A
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