Saw Surname
Approximately 963,661 people bear this surname
Saw Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) for the French Del Saux = Of the Willow [Old French saux, Latin salix, a willow] (Teutonic) a late contraction of Saward, q.v.
Read More About This SurnameSaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 586,831 | 1:1,307 | 132 |
| Myanmar | 352,195 | 1:147 | 27 |
| Malaysia | 11,037 | 1:2,672 | 396 |
| Egypt | 2,136 | 1:43,041 | 4,344 |
| Mauritania | 1,995 | 1:2,053 | 254 |
| Cambodia | 1,693 | 1:9,148 | 922 |
| Senegal | 1,061 | 1:13,741 | 441 |
| Singapore | 1,010 | 1:5,453 | 356 |
| Australia | 819 | 1:32,962 | 4,357 |
| Thailand | 788 | 1:89,643 | 12,484 |
| United States | 728 | 1:497,883 | 41,901 |
| Brazil | 610 | 1:350,942 | 13,466 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| England | 472 | 1:118,047 | 12,017 |
| Philippines | 325 | 1:311,502 | 43,689 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Taiwan | 172 | 1:136,307 | 1,224 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| United Arab Emirates | 147 | 1:62,328 | 5,951 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Iran | 50 | 1:1,535,650 | 60,563 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| China | 42 | 1:32,555,275 | 1,726 |
| Burkina Faso | 35 | 1:524,346 | 7,119 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Japan | 26 | 1:4,917,088 | 38,984 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 284 | 1:85,829 | 9,036 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Saw (367,255) may also be a first name.
Saw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) for the French Del Saux = Of the Willow [Old French saux, Latin salix, a willow] (Teutonic) a late contraction of Saward, q.v.
Probably Shaw.
From Saul, like Raw from Raoul or Ralph. compare Saw, Sawkins, with Raw, Rawkins.
From the French, Saut; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
This is the Hokkien and Cantonese translation of the Mandarin surname Su. The surname originated from the place name Su. A descendant of the emperor Zhuan Xu, who lived in the 26th century BC, was granted a fiefdom called Su, and his descendants eventually adopted the place name as their surname. Chinese: from part of an official title, Zhisu Duwei, of the Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 24 AD).
- kylelsaw1Saw Demographics
Average Saw Salary in
United States
$48,098 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Saw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saw (Arabic: عسو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ, Hindi: साव, Oriya: ସ, Tibetan: སོ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 562nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,562 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Saw reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Saw is also the 2,838th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 367,255 people.
Saw is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 586,831 people, or 1 in 1,307. In India it is most numerous in: Jharkhand, where 50 percent live, Bihar, where 48 percent live and West Bengal, where 1 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 95 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 37 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Saw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Saw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Saw last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.11% being registered with the political party.
The amount Saw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.08% less than the national average, earning R 156,648 per year; in United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $53,531 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw | 86 | 808,364 | / |
| Siaw | 86 | 20,560 | / |
| Sawe | 86 | 14,400 | / |
| Sawh | 86 | 2,471 | / |
| Saaw | 86 | 1,743 | / |
| Sahw | 86 | 639 | / |
| Sauw | 86 | 204 | / |
| Seaw | 86 | 109 | / |
| Savw | 86 | 29 | / |
| Saww | 86 | 10 | / |
| Hsaw | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sjaw | 86 | 6 | / |
| Saiw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ssaw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sayw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sawf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zsaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sajw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Szaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sxaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shawe | 75 | 1,975 | / |
| Schaw | 75 | 199 | / |
| Sjauw | 75 | 158 | / |
| Sahaw | 75 | 118 | / |
| Saiwe | 75 | 94 | / |
| Sauwe | 75 | 77 | / |
| Saawe | 75 | 58 | / |
| Shawh | 75 | 49 | / |
| Shahw | 75 | 27 | / |
| Shaaw | 75 | 26 | / |
| Sawch | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ssawe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Shawf | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shjaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hsiaw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Saahw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Saywe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shaww | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sshaw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shauw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sahww | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shhaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sahuw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sawph | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sahjw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sheaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shasw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sjhaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shajw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hshaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sgaww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sgahw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sawhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shayw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sow | 67 | 1,076,990 | / |
| Zaw | 67 | 216,944 | / |
| Sav | 67 | 120,602 | / |
| Saf | 67 | 50,983 | / |
| Sab | 67 | 35,403 | / |
| Jaw | 67 | 7,644 | / |
| Sayweh | 67 | 344 | / |
| Sawowa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shajwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Xaw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Saiweh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Schauw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Saheew | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shaawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shahaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saywhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sawová | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Shaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schaws | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schawf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zschaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schawz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shauwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Saw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saw in the Hindi language | ||
| साव | sava | - |
| Saw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮ | sw | 88.27 |
| ﺻﺎﻭ | saw | 10.02 |
| ﺳﺎﻭ | saw | 0.64 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭ | mar | 0.43 |
| ﺻﻮﻩ | swh | 0.43 |
| ﺻﺎﻭﻭ | saww | 0.21 |
| Saw in the Oriya language | ||
| ସ | sa | 55.15 |
| ସାଓ | sa'o | 30.15 |
| ସାୱ | sawa | 7.63 |
| ସା | sa | 2.48 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 2.29 |
| Saw in the Tibetan language | ||
| སོ་ | so | 40 |
| སའུ་ | sa'u | 20 |
| ཤ་ | sha | 20 |
| སོའུ་ | so'u | 20 |
| Saw in the Arabic language | ||
| عسو | sw | - |
| ساو | saw | - |
| سو | sw | - |
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