Saweh Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Saweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 74 | 1:59,575 | 5,232 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Saweh (22) may also be a first name.
Saweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saweh is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saweh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,736,881st most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Saweh occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Saweh live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
It is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 59,575. In Liberia Saweh is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 59 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 20 percent reside and Sinoe County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Saweh
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