Sawopa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Sawopa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Sawopa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawopa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawopa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawopa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sawopa is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Sawopa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sawopa reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 52 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 36 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawapa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sabopa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawope | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawapat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawapai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabopha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shabopa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Savopas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shawapa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chawopas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawadpap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawatpat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawatpai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savophap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sewapa | 67 | 517 | / |
| Sawapi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Sobopa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Sawape | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sabapa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Savapa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sewepa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sawapy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sowapa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sawatphap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sovapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sevapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawasphap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawaspath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawatphai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovopa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savope | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sawopa
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