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 carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saawah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Saawah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saawah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,102,134. In Liberia Saawah is most frequent in: Margibi County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Liberia Saawah exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 17 percent live and Sierra Leone, where 17 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 Saawah
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