Sarwea Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Sarwea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 71 | 1:62,092 | 5,420 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sarwea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarwea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarwea is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarwea? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sarwea is the 2,237,939th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Sarwea occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sarwea reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Sarwea is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 62,092. In Liberia Sarwea is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 73 percent reside, Grand Gedeh County, where 14 percent reside and Grand Kru County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Liberia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sarwea
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