Saon Surname
Approximately 11,409 people bear this surname
Saon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 9,016 | 1:19,814 | 1,147 |
| Bangladesh | 2,073 | 1:76,873 | 3,642 |
| Malaysia | 94 | 1:313,768 | 17,074 |
| Philippines | 93 | 1:1,088,583 | 89,772 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Saon (5,467) may also be a first name.
Saon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saon (Arabic: ساعون, Hindi: साोन, Oriya: ସାଓନ, Russian: Саон) is found most in Pakistan. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,475th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 638,754 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saon live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Saon is also the 90,873rd most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 5,467 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 9,016 people, or 1 in 19,814. In Pakistan Saon is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent live and Sindh, where 0 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Saon is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Saon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Saon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Saon last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saon in the Hindi language | ||
| साोन | saona | - |
| Saon in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଓନ | sa'ona | 50 |
| ସାଓଁ | sa'om | 12.5 |
| ସାଅନ | sa'ana | 12.5 |
| ସଓଁ | sa'om | 12.5 |
| ସାଓନ୍ | sa'on | 12.5 |
| Saon in the Russian language | ||
| Саон | saon | - |
| Saon in the Arabic language | ||
| ساعون | sawn | - |
| صيون | sywn | - |
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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 Saon
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