Sawanu Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Sawanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sawanu (201) may also be a first name.
Sawanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawanu (Hindi: सावणू) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sawanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,436,415th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sawanu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sawanu is also the 639,077th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 201 people.
Sawanu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is most common in: Jigawa, where 69 percent live, Kano, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauwanu | 92 | 161 | / |
| Sawanhu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Sawwanu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Sawatnu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Shawanu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Sawanou | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sawannu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawanau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sahawanu | 86 | 27 | / |
| Sawatnut | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shawanhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sewanu | 83 | 264 | / |
| Sabanu | 83 | 121 | / |
| Savanu | 83 | 116 | / |
| Jawanu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sawenu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sowanu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sahawanou | 80 | 26 | / |
| Savanhu | 77 | 3,178 | / |
| Sowanou | 77 | 1,938 | / |
| Saveanu | 77 | 136 | / |
| Saubanu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Chawanu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Shabanu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Sabanhu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Saibanu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Savanou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sauvanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Savannu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Savanuş | 77 | 1 | / |
| Savanut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zauwanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Savanus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewannu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssabanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabanuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saabanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawanoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shavanhu | 71 | 33 | / |
| Seewannu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sahavanu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shabaneu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shabhanu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shabanau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sabannui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shavangu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Souwanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shabanuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saibanuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawanoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayweinu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sowhannu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaabanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shabanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zawainou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sowannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saibanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sewonu | 67 | 1,061 | / |
| Sabonu | 67 | 321 | / |
| Sauvanaud | 67 | 65 | / |
| Javanu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sewenu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shavanaux | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jowanu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shahavanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sevanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cavanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sowonu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sovanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwanut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahuhannu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavanhgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavhangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zabanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zawenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowenu | 67 | 1 | / |
Sawanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawanu in the Hindi language | ||
| सावणू | savanu | - |
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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 Sawanu
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