Saviour Surname

88,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Saviour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saviour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5211:50,3103,854
Ghana1,4551:18,5712,344
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India1191:6,445,928147,141
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Israel101:855,76354,181
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Oman51:737,5946,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malta11:430,2723,380
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Saviour (55,399) may also be a first name.

Saviour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saviour occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saviour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saviour is the 88,343rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,340,362 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Saviour are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saviour is also the 16,932nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 55,399 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,521 people, or 1 in 50,310. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 28 percent are found, Rivers, where 19 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 27 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Saviour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saviour has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Saviour surname contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saviour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Saviour earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.78% less than the national average, earning $25,552 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saveiour931/
Seaviour930/
Saviur929/
Savoiur8611/
Saveour861/
Sabiur771/
Xaviur771/
Shabiur714/
Xavoiur711/
Shabjour677/
Shavajor671/
Zabiur625/
Saweyor570/
Suoveyor531/

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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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  • 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 Saviour
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