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
Saawa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Saawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Saawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saawa is the 1,055,483rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Saawa reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Saawa is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 61 people.
The surname Saawa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda Saawa is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 63 percent live, Bududa District, where 17 percent live and Kamuli District, where 6 percent live. Barring Uganda Saawa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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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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