Sawoan Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sawoan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawoan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Savoan | 83 | 343 | / |
| Sawaon | 83 | 15 | / |
| Saboan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Cawoan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Caawoan | 77 | 71 | / |
| Shawaon | 77 | 5 | / |
| Savoann | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jawouan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shaboan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sayboan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saboanh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewouan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soswoan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Savojian | 71 | 28 | / |
| Saawauan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sabohean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaboaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwohan | 67 | 207 | / |
| Sabaon | 67 | 86 | / |
| Cawaon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Soboan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saiwahong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovoan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaabouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaboohan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sawoan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis