Sawawa Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Sawawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Japan | 66 | 1:1,937,035 | 27,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Sawawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sawawa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 948,111th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sawawa are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Other than Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawaswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shawaway | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sawhawat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shawawaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawawi | 83 | 315 | / |
| Sewawa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Sawewa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Sawowa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Sowawa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zawawa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sawawo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sawava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jawawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chawawa | 77 | 1,966 | / |
| Zawawai | 77 | 34 | / |
| Showawa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zawawat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shawawi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sawaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawauba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawavah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shawawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jawahwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saiwawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chawahwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Sawatvad | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sheuwawa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Showaway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ssewajwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sobawaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawawet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaibai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiwaiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaabah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sababa | 67 | 1,155 | / |
| Sewava | 67 | 196 | / |
| Sabawy | 67 | 161 | / |
| Chahwahwa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Savawi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Sobawa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Jowawa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sabava | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zawawe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sawowi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ssewajjwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Savava | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sawowo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sawatvach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sawavi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shawawerh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Savawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saweva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowawi | 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 Sawawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis