Sawane Surname
Approximately 4,608 people bear this surname
Sawane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2,001 | 1:8,480 | 472 |
| Senegal | 1,462 | 1:9,972 | 380 |
| Japan | 532 | 1:240,309 | 9,912 |
| India | 379 | 1:2,023,919 | 69,181 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Ivory Coast | 40 | 1:576,781 | 17,373 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Sawané (50) are calculated separately.
Sawane (83) may also be a first name.
Sawane Demographics
Average Sawane Salary in
South Africa
R 48,756
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sawane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻭﺍﻧﻰ, Hindi: सवाने, Marathi: सवने, Oriya: ଶାୱେନ) is carried by more people in Mali than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sawané. Click here for other possible spellings of Sawane.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 102,285th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,581,499 people. Sawane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Sawane reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 83 people.
This surname is most common in Mali, where it is carried by 2,001 people, or 1 in 8,480. Beside Mali this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 32 percent live and Japan, where 12 percent live.
Sawane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sawane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawane surname decreased 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sawane Last Name Statistics demography
Sawane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.48% less than the national average, earning R 48,756 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawane in the Hindi language | ||
| सवाने | savane | - |
| Sawane in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାୱେନ | sawena | - |
| Sawane in the Marathi language | ||
| सवने | savane | 35.27 |
| सवणे | savane | 22.22 |
| सवाने | savane | 17.39 |
| सवाणे | savane | 16.91 |
| सावने | savane | 3.38 |
| सावणे | savane | 1.93 |
| सेवाणे | sevane | 1.45 |
| सोनवणे | sonavane | 0.48 |
| साबणे | sabane | 0.48 |
| Sawane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻭﺍﻧﻰ | sawany | 26.32 |
| ﺻﺎﻭﺍﻧﻰ | sawany | 15.79 |
| ﺳﻮﺍﻧﻰ | swany | 15.79 |
| ﺻﺎﻭﺍﻧﻲ | sawany | 10.53 |
| ﺳﻮﺍﻧﻲ | swany | 10.53 |
| ﺳﺎﻭﺍﻥ | sawan | 5.26 |
| ﺻﻮﺍﻧﻰ | swany | 5.26 |
| ﺻﻮﺍﻧﻪ | swanh | 5.26 |
| ﺳﺎﻭﺍﻧﻲ | sawany | 5.26 |
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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 Sawane
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