Sauw Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Sauw (650) may also be a first name.

Sauw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sauw is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sauw? popularity and diffusion

Sauw is the 1,168,344th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sauw reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 325,842nd most widely held forename in the world It is held by 650 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 870,060. In Indonesia Sauw is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 59 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 26 percent reside and Jakarta, where 11 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjauw89158/
Sauwe8977/
Sayuw8918/
Shauw894/
Saiuw893/
Sahuw892/
Sajuw891/
Saw86963,661/
Suw86200/
Sayouw80101/
Schauw8011/
Sajouw802/
Shauwe801/
Sauyow801/
Shaw75808,364/
Siaw7520,560/
Sawe7514,400/
Sawh752,471/
Saaw751,743/
Suwe751,112/
Sahw75639/
Souw75546/
Sauv75532/
Jauw75393/
Sauf75358/
Saub75281/
Seaw75109/
Savw7529/
Seuw7512/
Shuw7512/
Saww7510/
Hsaw758/
Suwt757/
Sjaw756/
Ssaw754/
Saiw754/
Siuw753/
Sayw752/
Sawf752/
Sajw751/
Szaw751/
Sxaw751/
Sawp751/
Suvw751/
Suws751/
Suww751/
Susw751/
Suuw751/
Sujw751/
Zsaw751/
Hsuw751/
Shayuwe731/
Shawe671,975/
Shaub671,738/
Tjauw67803/
Sayow67513/
Sajow67468/
Shauf67308/
Sayub67299/
Sahuv67252/
Giauw67249/
Schaw67199/
Sjouw67138/
Sauff67131/
Sahaw67118/
Saiwe6794/
Sayaw6788/
Saawe6758/
Djauw6751/
Saufe6751/
Szaub6750/
Shouw6749/
Shawh6749/
Souwe6747/
Saiub6746/
Chauw6743/
Siyaw6729/
Shahw6727/
Shaaw6726/
Sajaw6723/
Sawch6722/
Sujew6719/
Sauph6718/
Sajiw6715/
Sahuf6714/
Shuwe6713/
Sauev6712/
Sijaw6712/
Saueb6711/
Saiuv6711/
Ssawe6710/
Shawf678/
Saiaw678/
Shjaw677/
Saubø677/
Sayuf676/
Sajub676/
Hsiaw676/
Sajew676/
Shayuhwe676/
Saywe675/
Saahw675/
Saubh674/
Shaww674/
Saiuf674/
Shauv674/
Sshaw674/
Saiew673/
Saufh673/
Sahww673/
Sauft672/
Saweb672/
Sjhaw672/
Shasw672/
Sheaw672/
Shhaw672/
Sayuv672/
Sawef672/
Sawph672/
Sahjw672/
Hshaw671/
Scauf671/
Sehaw671/
Sauvp671/
Sajów671/
Sauvė671/
Saudf671/
Sawhe671/
Seawe671/
Shajw671/
Sgahw671/
Sgaww671/
Sjuwz671/
Suyow671/
Sutvw671/
Scouw670/
Shayw670/
Sheuw670/

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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
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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 Sauw
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