Sawayu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Sawayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 40 | 1:3,196,107 | 33,800 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
Sawayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawayu occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawayu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sawayu reside; 89 percent reside in East Asia and 89 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 3,196,107. In Japan it is primarily found in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 73 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Nara Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Beside Japan Sawayu is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 11 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 Sawayu
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