Saawa Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Saawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 147 | 1:265,573 | 19,326 |
| Iran | 78 | 1:984,391 | 45,758 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Saawa (61) may also be a first name.
Saawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saawa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Saawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,055,483rd most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Saawa reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 61 people.
The last name Saawa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 63 percent are found, Bududa District, where 17 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 6 percent are found. Barring Uganda Saawa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Saawa
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