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
The last name Saweh occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Saweh.
How Common Is The Last Name Saweh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,736,881st most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Saweh is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Saweh are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 59,575. In Liberia Saweh is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 59 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 20 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Liberia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
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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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