Salewon Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Salewon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salewon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Salewon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salewon is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salewon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Salewon is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Salewon live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Salewon is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Salewon is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 62 percent live, Oyo, where 24 percent live and Enugu, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live.

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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 Salewon
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