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
The last name Sawanou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawanou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawanou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Sawanou is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 27 people.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 25 percent live.
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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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