Sawls Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sawls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Sawls Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sawls Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sawls is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawls? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sawls is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sawls are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sawls is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Sawls is primarily found in: Alabama, where 43 percent are found, Texas, where 21 percent are found and Mississippi, where 14 percent are found.

Sawls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sawls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawls last name declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawls Last Name Statistics demography

Sawls earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.75% less than the national average, earning $32,038 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawls9167/
Sawles912/
Shawles8337/
Shawlls831/
Sawless830/
Sowls8052/
Sewls800/
Cawls800/
Seawells774/
Shawless773/
Sawwells770/
Sowles73884/
Sables73656/
Sowels73369/
Sabels7371/
Showls735/
Cawles732/
Sewels731/
Sablls731/
Jawles731/
Sowlss730/
Sowells67603/
Showels6796/
Sowlles6728/
Sewells6726/
Showles6722/
Shewels675/
Cawless671/
Sabells671/
Cauwles671/
Shewles670/
Seabels670/
Seavles670/
Seables670/

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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 Sawls
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