Sawona Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Sawona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sawona (16) may also be a first name.
Sawona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawona (Bengali: সাবনা) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawona? popularity and diffusion
Sawona is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawona are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name globally It is held by 16 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe Sawona is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawona in the Bengali language | ||
| সাবনা | sabana | - |
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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 Sawona
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