Sawok Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sawok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sawok (16) may also be a first name.

Sawok Last Name Facts

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

Sawok occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawok? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,471,719th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Sawok are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria Sawok is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 90 percent reside, Niger, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 18 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawock91120/
Sawouk9125/
Sawook915/
Saiwok911/
Sawoke911/
Sawhook8340/
Shawock831/
Sawak80408/
Sewok80392/
Savok8081/
Sawuk8047/
Sawog8032/
Sowok8016/
Jawok806/
Sawottke7716/
Sawoodkp771/
Sawake73147/
Shawak73143/
Sewock73100/
Sawuck7384/
Savokh7341/
Sabock7328/
Saiwak7319/
Sabouk7313/
Saywak7312/
Sjawak7311/
Jawook738/
Sawhak733/
Siawak733/
Soswok732/
Scavok732/
Sajwak732/
Savock731/
Sewook731/
Saybok731/
Savoke731/
Jeawok731/
Seabok731/
Sawuke731/
Sawuik731/
Sawask731/
Seawak731/
Savoks730/
Jawoks730/
Saywack67264/
Showouk67122/
Seabock6788/
Shabouk6744/
Chawoke6721/
Shawakh6715/
Sawaske6715/
Shawuke679/
Sawacke679/
Saboukh676/
Saaibok673/
Shabook672/
Sawuick672/
Sawazke672/
Shawake672/
Sachwak671/
Seywock671/
Siavokh671/
Sahbock670/
Sowhock670/

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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
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  • 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 Sawok
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