Sabawu Surname
Approximately 789 people bear this surname
Sabawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 774 | 1:19,946 | 2,969 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sabawu (60) may also be a first name.
Sabawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sabawu is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 435,329th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. The surname Sabawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sabawu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 60 people.
The last name Sabawu is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 774 people, or 1 in 19,946. In Zimbabwe Sabawu is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 27 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabhawu | 92 | 16 | / |
| Shabawu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sababu | 83 | 591 | / |
| Sabavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sebawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sobawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saibabu | 77 | 557 | / |
| Sababou | 77 | 304 | / |
| Saybabu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shababu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sababuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sabhabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabaabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabowou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sobhawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saibaabu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saaibabu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shabaabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shabaibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabaybau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabouwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabaibhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siebawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saibabau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jabavu | 67 | 875 | / |
| Zababu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sebewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zabewou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shobabu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shabobu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shavavu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Savabou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chabowu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zabaibu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zabaibou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Saboubou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Sovaîbou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Soubaibou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shahavabu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sebevu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Jobavu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sabawu
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