Sawanou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sawanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Sawanou (27) may also be a first name.
Sawanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sawanou is most common in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawanou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawanou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Sawanou is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Niger it exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Sawanou
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