Sawamo Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sawamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sawamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawamo is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sawamo.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawamo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Sawamo occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Sawamo live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Sawamo is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 67 percent live and Western, where 33 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawasmo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saiswamo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawama | 83 | 197 | / |
| Sowamo | 83 | 16 | / |
| Sabamo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Savamo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zawamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sewamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawatma | 77 | 66 | / |
| Souwamo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sawamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seabamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shawama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sauwamah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shawamah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Savaimoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahuamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawema | 67 | 181 | / |
| Sabama | 67 | 20 | / |
| Savemo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sabomo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sowemo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zawama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sawamo
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