Sawasawa Surname
Approximately 3,190 people bear this surname
Sawasawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,091 | 1:8,187 | 1,245 |
| Tanzania | 813 | 1:65,119 | 6,897 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zambia | 98 | 1:161,734 | 11,370 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sawasawa (57) may also be a first name.
Sawasawa Demographics
Average Sawasawa Salary in
England
£36,960
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sawasawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawasawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawasawa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawasawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 139,996th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,284,497 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawasawa reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 57 people.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 2,091 people, or 1 in 8,187. Apart from Malawi it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawaysaway | 89 | 69 | / |
| Sawatsawai | 89 | 5 | / |
| Sawaisawat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sawatsawat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Showasawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sabasaba | 75 | 1,806 | / |
| Zawazawa | 75 | 157 | / |
| Sewasewa | 75 | 29 | / |
| Savasava | 75 | 17 | / |
| Sabasawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sowasowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jawachawa | 71 | 85 | / |
| Jawahjawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaseiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savasavay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saba'saba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssabasaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabaysabay | 67 | 511 | / |
| Shabashaba | 67 | 67 | / |
| Savasabhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chawachawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawaseiwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabaisabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabasabhai | 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
- 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 Sawasawa
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