Sawo Surname

95,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Sawo Surname User-submission:

The Sawo surname belongs to Sarahule or Mandinka. They are found in areas like Baddibu and Basse in Gambia.

Sawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia3,2351:595109
Kenya3351:137,85011,224
Liberia3131:14,0851,478
Indonesia2041:648,28050,804
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Niger841:228,4767,450
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Spain531:882,11434,832
Mauritania431:95,2295,961
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
England301:1,857,26974,552
India291:26,450,530346,896
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Senegal181:809,9632,817
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Finland101:549,67032,186
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Sawo (1,379) may also be a first name.

Sawo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sawo surname belongs to Sarahule or Mandinka. They are found in areas like Baddibu and Basse in Gambia.

- iamtikaa

Sawo Last Name Facts

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

Sawo (Arabic: سوو, Bengali: শাও, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻭﻭ, Hindi: सावो, Oriya: ସାଓ) is most common in The Gambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,991st most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,470,449 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sawo are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Sawo is also the 210,876th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 1,379 people.

The last name Sawo is most frequently held in The Gambia, where it is carried by 3,235 people, or 1 in 595. Beside The Gambia this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Liberia, where 6 percent are found.

Sawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sawo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sawo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Sawo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.59% less than the national average, earning R 58,008 per year and in United States they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $49,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawo89404/
Sawoo89255/
Sawoy89214/
Saiwo8977/
Sawoh8957/
Sawou8950/
Sawoi8946/
Saewo8935/
Siawo8921/
Sahwo8920/
Sauwo8915/
Ssawo8913/
Saawo8911/
Sawos8910/
Sawoś8910/
Saywo896/
Sawho895/
Sawuo892/
Sawgo892/
Sawoa892/
Seawo891/
Sawoz891/
Shawgo80633/
Sawoch80158/
Schawo80137/
Saewoo80120/
Saywoe80105/
Saewho8045/
Saywoo8041/
Saywho8026/
Ssaawo8019/
Sahuwo8016/
Shaiwo8015/
Shawoo8012/
Shaawo8012/
Saywou807/
Shawoa804/
Saywoh803/
Siawoy802/
Sauwoo801/
Sauwoy801/
Sawoht801/
Ssawoy801/
Saiwuo801/
Saywod801/
Saywuo801/
Saywos801/
Siawoi801/
Shawuo801/
Shawou801/
Shawoh801/
Siawou801/
Saawou801/
Sawgou801/
Sawouh801/
Saãwou801/
Sawott801/
Shawoi801/
Sahwoo801/
Seawod800/
Sabo75214,204/
Sawa7548,981/
Jawo7510,738/
Savo754,033/
Sowo751,105/
Sewo75562/
Zawo7561/
Shawosh73244/
Sawosch7329/
Saewhoo737/
Sheawuo736/
Seawoth732/
Saiwoot732/
Sawaová731/
Seawwod731/
Sawouha731/
Shaywho731/
Shawooh731/
Shawa6733,869/
Savoy6714,456/
Shabo6710,807/
Sabou679,431/
Scavo674,266/
Saboo673,315/
Sawah673,289/
Sowou672,706/
Saibo672,066/
Saiwa671,794/
Seabo671,269/
Sauwa67984/
Savou67750/
Saboy67711/
Shawoosh67677/
Sayuo67564/
Savoi67560/
Jaiwo67365/
Saboj67361/
Saewa67356/
Saawa67237/
Sowho67228/
Sawwa67223/
Sahwa67205/
Saabo67179/
Savos67166/
Saboi67160/
Siawa67155/
Saivo67134/
Showo67131/
Chawo67119/
Savoo67110/
Sohwo67108/
Seiwo67104/
Sawaa67101/
Savot67101/
Szavo6798/
Saubo6796/
Savoa6773/
Djawo6771/
Saybo6765/
Cawoy6762/
Zawoh6760/
Sewoo6744/
Zhawo6743/
Sawua6743/
Savoj6741/
Sowoy6735/
Savod6735/
Saywa6734/
Shavo6733/
Sowoh6733/
Zawou6731/
Sowoi6729/
Sawha6729/
Savuo6726/
Sabho6725/
Savoh6725/
Zawoo6724/
Shewo6722/
Zawuo6719/
Seuwo6719/
Seawa6719/
Zsabo6717/
Sajwa6717/
Zawoy6716/
Jaawo6716/
Sewoh6715/
Giawo6713/
Ssabo6713/
Tjawo6713/
Jawoo6712/
Sauvo6712/
Saavo6712/
Souwo6710/
Jawwo679/
Jawop678/
Jawoi678/
Saïbo678/
Sabuo676/
Saevo676/
Suowo676/
Seewo676/
Sewoi675/
Soiwo675/
Jawos675/
Soewo674/
Ssawa674/
Sahawoot674/
Seavo673/
Xaawo673/
Jajwo672/
Jawou672/
Zaawo672/
Szewo672/
Hsabo672/
Jawuo672/
Shawhood671/
Jaywo671/
Zaiwo671/
Jahwo671/
Jjawo671/
Ziawo671/
Seywo671/
Siowo671/
Sjabo671/
Ssowo671/
Zawgo671/
Saiwooth671/
Cawoi671/
Scawa670/

Sawo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawo in the Bengali language
শাওsa'o-
Sawo in the Hindi language
सावोsavo-
Sawo in the Oriya language
ସାଓsa'o-
Sawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎﻭﻭsaww55.56
ﺻﺎﻭsaw44.44
Sawo in the Arabic language
سووsww-
ساووsaww-

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