Salawou Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Salawou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salawou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin191:543,97934,804
Togo91:805,3086,372
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salawou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salawou is found most in Benin. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salawou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Salawou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Salawou is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin it is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 32 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 32 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Benin this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salawu9268,119/
Salawo92533/
Sallawu86269/
Salabou8637/
Salawau8610/
Shalawu869/
Saalawu868/
Salawua867/
Salaiwu866/
Salauwu865/
Salawui865/
Salawuu865/
Salawue864/
Salawwu863/
Saliawu863/
Salaawu862/
Salawud862/
Saslawu862/
Shalawo862/
Salawhu862/
Saleawu861/
Sialawu861/
Sahlawu861/
Salahwu861/
Sailawu861/
Salawuo861/
Salawoo861/
Sallawo861/
Salaweu861/
Salawoh861/
Saulawu861/
Salawajo8027/
Salyawut8016/
Salawuis801/
Salawayo801/
Salahawu801/
Salawa774,338/
Salabo77252/
Salowu77118/
Salabu7751/
Salavu7750/
Salavo7735/
Solawu7717/
Salowo776/
Solawo772/
Salaouhou757/
Shalawoya751/
Salaway71170/
Saulawa71139/
Salawei7138/
Solabou7134/
Satlawa7126/
Salawai7122/
Salawah7112/
Sollawu7112/
Salasuo7111/
Sallavo7111/
Salgavo7110/
Salouwa718/
Salovuo718/
Salabui716/
Szalawa716/
Saliabo715/
Salouba715/
Salavos715/
Salyabu714/
Shalawa714/
Salawaj714/
Salawee714/
Salaveu714/
Sialawa714/
Saleabu714/
Sailavu713/
Saulabu713/
Salaibu713/
Sallawa713/
Salaswa712/
Salabau712/
Salavuo712/
Salabuj712/
Saalavu711/
Salauva711/
Salawaa711/
Saleabo711/
Saliawa711/
Salaabu711/
Salabhu711/
Saalabu711/
Zaliawo711/
Salaboo711/
Salawae711/
Sallabu711/
Salawej711/
Sallaway67366/
Salachua67142/
Shalouba67122/
Sialyawa6761/
Saylauva6738/
Shalaway6731/
Salawaja6716/
Sailavuo6716/
Sallawad6715/
Sailouba6712/
Shalawat679/
Saalioua676/
Salaswat674/
Sailaway673/
Satlawad672/
Salavijo672/
Salawach672/
Sailawad671/
Saalaabu671/
Salahvoa671/
Salahwei671/
Saloubou671/
Solawiyo671/
Sollabou671/
Shaulawa671/
Salawaha671/
Shalawei671/
Salawiya671/
Shaloubu671/
Salosvuo671/
Salawaad671/
Sallavuo671/
Salhouba671/
Sahlawee671/
Salaawai671/
Chalawut671/

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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 Salawou
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