Sanwo Surname
Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname
Sanwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 591 | 1:31,053 | 1,752 |
| Nigeria | 570 | 1:310,777 | 17,240 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Sanwo (32) may also be a first name.
Sanwo Demographics
Average Sanwo Salary in
United States
$48,349 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanwo is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 289,833rd most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. Sanwo is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sanwo live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanwo is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 31,053. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 100 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Burkina Faso this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 43 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Sanwo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sanwo surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.
Sanwo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,349 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanwou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sanwoo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sanwoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanwoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanhwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Seanwoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shanwou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanwa | 80 | 3,012 | / |
| Sanbo | 80 | 1,245 | / |
| Sanvo | 80 | 98 | / |
| Zanwo | 80 | 46 | / |
| Janwo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Sonwo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sanuo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanbho | 73 | 217 | / |
| Shanbo | 73 | 215 | / |
| Sanwah | 73 | 100 | / |
| Sanboo | 73 | 25 | / |
| Shanwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Sanmbo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sanbou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Djanwo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sanwua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sanboy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shanvo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Seanwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sainwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sanboi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sanwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sanvoj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sonwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sianwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zamnwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonwop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saãwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanhuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanvou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sannbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sainuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanvoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanvos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shanbho | 67 | 212 | / |
| Janwood | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shanwad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zanwood | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chanwoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanouho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sounwoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djanwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seunwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shanhuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahnwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanuott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanvoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djanwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sassenwood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shanboo | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sattinwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sanwo
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