Sawaka Surname
Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname
Sawaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 670 | 1:79,017 | 8,137 |
| Indonesia | 542 | 1:244,002 | 22,376 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Sawaka (94) may also be a first name.
Sawaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sawaka is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sawaka is the 277,914th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,231,548 people. Sawaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Sawaka live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sawaka is also the 980,251st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 94 people.
The last name Sawaka is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 670 people, or 1 in 79,017. In Tanzania Sawaka is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 29 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 28 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 39 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 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 Sawaka
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