Sawewa Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Sawewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Sawewa (18) may also be a first name.
Sawewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawewa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Sawewa are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sawewa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 18 people.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda Sawewa is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 45 percent live, Kibuku District, where 40 percent live and Budaka District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.
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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 Sawewa
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