Sawba Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sawba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sawba (10) may also be a first name.

Sawba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sawba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sawba has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Sawba is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Sawba are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Sawba is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Sawba exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Shawbah832/
Shawbau831/
Sawbach831/
Shawbay831/
Siawbea831/
Sabba803,451/
Sawbo80255/
Sawby8038/
Sabva8033/
Savba8014/
Zawba806/
Sowba803/
Sawbi802/
Jawba801/
Sewba801/
Shawbach771/
Shabba73523/
Zawbaa73397/
Sabbağ7344/
Sawboh7331/
Sabbay7327/
Sabbaj7325/
Sabbai7315/
Sawbih739/
Sabbha739/
Sabbaa736/
Saibba734/
Shavba734/
Shawbi733/
Sowbai732/
Shawbo731/
Zahwba731/
Sawbie731/
Sabbau731/
Showba731/
Sawboy731/
Suiwba731/
Shawby731/
Shabva731/
Souwba731/
Ssabba731/
Saabba731/
Sabbea731/
Sawbey730/
Sabbahy67404/
Zawbaah67275/
Shabbaj67199/
Shawber6760/
Chawbay678/
Shaabba677/
Schawbe675/
Ssabbah674/
Chawbah674/
Shawbhi673/
Shabbay672/
Shawbeh671/
Sabbaaj671/
Showbha671/
Shaivba671/
Shabbai671/
Shawbey671/
Sabbayh671/
Szabbah671/
Showbay671/
Sawbois670/

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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 Sawba
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