Sawogou Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sawogou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawogou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Sawogou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawogou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sawogou.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawogou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawogou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 60 percent live and Alibori Department, where 40 percent live. Other than Benin Sawogou is found in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawougou9313/
Sawogo921/
Sawoungou881/
Saawougou881/
Sawongo8639/
Sabogou861/
Sahawougou824/
Souwogou804/
Sabougou802/
Sowougou801/
Sheawogu801/
Shawongo801/
Sowongou801/
Sabogu77487/
Sawago77273/
Sabogo77117/
Souwougou756/
Zabogou7136/
Sabagou7116/
Sobagou7114/
Shawugo713/
Souwoungou712/
Saboigo711/
Seabogo711/
Savongo711/
Sawaago711/
Sabougo711/
Saboogo711/
Soubogou672/
Saiwakgo671/
Saabagou671/
Shawungu671/
Sauvogot670/

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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 Sawogou
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