Sawoua Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sawoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Sawoua (42) may also be a first name.
Sawoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawoua has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawoua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawoua are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 42 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Sawoua is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawouha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawoa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Saboua | 83 | 802 | / |
| Sawouo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Shawoa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sawoui | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sawuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sauboua | 77 | 197 | / |
| Chawoua | 77 | 17 | / |
| Sabouha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sabouai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sawahou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sayboua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saweyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saawuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seuwoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawae | 73 | 865 | / |
| Sawao | 73 | 530 | / |
| Saboa | 73 | 501 | / |
| Sawoe | 73 | 143 | / |
| Savoa | 73 | 73 | / |
| Sawahaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shabouha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaie | 67 | 822 | / |
| Savoat | 67 | 319 | / |
| Sawaho | 67 | 304 | / |
| Sabaou | 67 | 241 | / |
| Saweya | 67 | 199 | / |
| Saboui | 67 | 176 | / |
| Sawijo | 67 | 151 | / |
| Saywoe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Sasuai | 67 | 78 | / |
| Saiboa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Soboua | 67 | 67 | / |
| Sawieo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sawaee | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sawaye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sawahi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sawaje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sawija | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saweja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zaboua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sawoei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Savoay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sauboa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zawuua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saubae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sojuao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Savoea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sowouo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Savoïa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chawoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saweyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saweay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zavoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zawoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawaae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawaet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauwao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayboa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sawoua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis