Sagwa Surname
Approximately 781 people bear this surname
Sagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 386 | 1:137,154 | 12,684 |
| Kenya | 327 | 1:141,223 | 11,426 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sagwa (209) may also be a first name.
Sagwa Demographics
Sagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sagwa (Hindi: सगवा, Marathi: सागवा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sagwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sagwa is the 438,773rd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. The surname Sagwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sagwa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 625,736th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 209 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 137,154. In Tanzania Sagwa is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 42 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Sagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sagwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sagwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सगवा | sagava | - |
| Sagwa in the Marathi language | ||
| सागवा | sagava | - |
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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 Sagwa
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