Saawah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Saawah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Saawah (41) may also be a first name.
Saawah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saawah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saawah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saawah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saawah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Saawah is also the 1,590,275th most frequent given name in the world, held by 41 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,102,134. In Liberia Saawah is mostly found in: Margibi County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Liberia Saawah occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and Sierra Leone, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Saawah
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