Sawo Surname
Approximately 4,956 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 3,235 | 1:595 | 109 |
| Kenya | 335 | 1:137,850 | 11,224 |
| Liberia | 313 | 1:14,085 | 1,478 |
| Indonesia | 204 | 1:648,280 | 50,804 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| Niger | 84 | 1:228,476 | 7,450 |
| Ivory Coast | 54 | 1:427,245 | 14,306 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| Mauritania | 43 | 1:95,229 | 5,961 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Senegal | 18 | 1:809,963 | 2,817 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
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.
- iamtikaaSawo Demographics
Average Sawo Salary in
United States
$49,576 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawo (Arabic: سوو, Bengali: শাও, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻭﻭ, Hindi: सावो, Oriya: ସାଓ) is found most in The Gambia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 95,991st most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,470,449 people. The last name Sawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sawo live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 210,876th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,379 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The Gambia, where it is borne by 3,235 people, or 1 in 595. Barring The Gambia it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Liberia, where 6 percent reside.
Sawo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sawo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sawo are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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
Sawo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawo in the Bengali language | ||
| শাও | sa'o | - |
| Sawo in the Hindi language | ||
| सावो | savo | - |
| Sawo in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଓ | sa'o | - |
| Sawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻭﻭ | saww | 55.56 |
| ﺻﺎﻭ | saw | 44.44 |
| Sawo in the Arabic language | ||
| سوو | sww | - |
| ساوو | saww | - |
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