Sawaye Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sawaye (18) may also be a first name.
Sawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawaye is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sawaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Sawaye are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Sawaye is also the 2,608,198th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Sawaye is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 71 percent reside, Margibi County, where 14 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Liberia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Sawaye
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