Salawo Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Salawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4871:363,74319,486
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salawo (195) may also be a first name.

Salawo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salawo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Salawo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salawo is the 586,691st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Salawo live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 649,894th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 195 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 363,743. In Nigeria Salawo is primarily found in: Kogi, where 49 percent reside, Edo, where 8 percent reside and Ondo, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salawou9249/
Shalawo922/
Salawoh921/
Sallawo921/
Salawoo921/
Salawuo921/
Salawa834,338/
Salabo83252/
Salavo8335/
Salewo8333/
Selawo838/
Salowo836/
Solawo832/
Jalawo831/
Saulawa77139/
Salabou7737/
Satlawa7726/
Salawah7712/
Sallavo7711/
Salasuo7711/
Sielawo7710/
Salawau7710/
Salgavo7710/
Salawua777/
Szalawa776/
Salavos775/
Saliabo775/
Sialawa774/
Shalawa774/
Sallawa773/
Salavuo772/
Salaswa772/
Salaboo771/
Salawaa771/
Saleabo771/
Saliawa771/
Salewoi771/
Jalawoo771/
Jalawho771/
Zaliawo771/
Salaweu771/
Sialyawa7161/
Sailavuo7116/
Sallawad7115/
Shalawat719/
Djalawou717/
Salaswat714/
Satlawad712/
Salawach712/
Salawaad711/
Sallavuo711/
Jalawoot711/
Salawaha711/
Shaulawa711/
Salahvoa711/
Sailawad711/
Salova676,522/
Salava671,375/
Salewa671,368/
Salaba671,091/
Solabo67629/
Solawa67387/
Saleva67348/
Saloba67229/
Selawa67222/
Salobo67169/
Salowa6792/
Salová6772/
Zalawa6769/
Selowo6765/
Jalawa6739/
Selavo6721/
Zolawo6721/
Zalewo6716/
Solowo6712/
Sahlavood6711/
Salevo6711/
Jolawo678/
Calavo678/
Salaouhou677/
Jalowo676/
Saalasvuo675/
Solavo674/
Salahawad674/
Zalabo672/
Selewo671/
Salovo671/
Calowo671/
Salabá671/
Shahalawa671/
Sallawadh671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salawo
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