Sawson Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sawson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sawson (66) may also be a first name.

Sawson Last Name Facts

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

Sawson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sawson is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sawson live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 66 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 50 percent reside, Arkansas, where 10 percent reside and Utah, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Sawson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sawson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sawson surname expanded 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sawson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sawson surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Sawson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawson926/
Sawsong921/
Shawsond861/
Sawsan831,218/
Sawsen8322/
Sabson836/
Savson832/
Sowson831/
Sawssen7761/
Shabson7734/
Sabshon7715/
Sawssan777/
Sawsane775/
Sawsang771/
Sauwsom771/
Shafson771/
Sawshan771/
Safsson770/
Saivson770/
Showson770/
Chawsoun717/
Sawchong714/
Shawshan713/
Seawsang711/
Shawsand711/
Chawsong711/
Savsan6796/
Savsun6747/
Sowsun6720/
Sobson6718/
Sabsan678/
Sabsen678/
Zabson672/
Sawsem672/
Safsan671/
Sofson671/

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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 Sawson
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