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

Sawogou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawogou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Sawogou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawogou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Sawogou is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Sawogou is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 60 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 40 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Togo, where 17 percent are found.

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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis