Sawdatou Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sawdatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawdatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Sawdatou (947) may also be a first name.

Sawdatou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawdatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺩﺓ) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawdatou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sawdatou is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawdatou are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sawdatou is also the 262,555th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 947 people.

The last name Sawdatou is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,588,025. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Sahel Region, where 75 percent are found and Sud-Ouest Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawdatu9311/
Savdatou883/
Sawdoutou821/
Sabdatu8014/
Sawdata802/
Savdatu801/
Sawdataa751/
Sabdata671/
Safdostat59516/
Safdostood562/

Sawdatou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawdatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﺩﺓswdt82.93
ﺳﻮﺩﺗﻮswdtw10.98
ﺳﻮﺩﺍﺗﻮswdatw2.44
ﺻﻮﺩﺍﺗﻮswdatw1.22

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sawdatou
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