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

Salawo is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salawo? popularity and diffusion

Salawo is the 586,691st most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. Salawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Salawo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 649,894th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 195 people.

The surname Salawo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 363,743. In Nigeria Salawo is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 49 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Ondo, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Salawo
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