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 most common in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawdatou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Sawdatou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawdatou reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 262,555th most common forename worldwide, borne by 947 people.

The surname is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,588,025. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 75 percent reside and Sud-Ouest Region, where 25 percent reside. Other than Burkina Faso this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside.

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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