Saow Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Saow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1651:4,648,881119,525
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Saow (72) may also be a first name.

Saow Last Name Facts

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

Saow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻭ, Oriya: ସାଓ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Saow live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 72 people.

Saow is most widely held in India, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 4,648,881. In India Saow is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 98 percent live, Bihar, where 2 percent live and Odisha, where 1 percent live. Barring India Saow occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayow89513/
Sajow89468/
Saeow89144/
Sahow8949/
Saowa8925/
Shaow8925/
Saowe892/
Siaow891/
Scaow890/
Shahow80895/
Saehow80121/
Sajhow809/
Saeoew808/
Seahow804/
Sayhow801/
Shaowe801/
Shaows801/
Siaowa801/
Sahowe801/
Seaoow801/
Saiyow801/
Saeoow801/
Shaowa801/
Jaow7568/
Saob7539/
Saof7513/
Soaw756/
Saov755/
Zaow754/
Shaihow731/
Shaowsh731/
Saehoew731/
Seaouwe731/
Shahoow731/
Shahaow731/
Sayyowh731/
Schaowp730/
Shaov671,752/
Siauw67712/
Saouf67484/
Cahow67374/
Shaof67128/
Chaow6762/
Sojow6753/
Soyow6727/
Sahov6724/
Shaob6717/
Saofe6712/
Saoub679/
Saoib678/
Saeaw677/
Saauw676/
Saova674/
Saaof674/
Saoof673/
Sohaw673/
Sohow672/
Zaowa672/
Saeov671/
Shoaw671/
Soawe671/
Siouw671/
Saobh671/
Caouw671/

Saow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎﻭsaw-
Saow in the Oriya language
ସାଓsa'o-

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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
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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 Saow
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