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 can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sawdatou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawdatou? popularity and diffusion

Sawdatou is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawdatou live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 262,555th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 947 people.

It is most common 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. Beside Burkina Faso this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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