Sawu Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6611:200,07418,967
DR Congo4931:149,85715,681
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
China51:273,464,31313,838
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sawu (328) may also be a first name.

Sawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawu (Hindi: सावू) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sawu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawu? popularity and diffusion

Sawu is the 271,501st most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,078,429 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Sawu reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sawu is also the 484,112th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 328 people.

The last name Sawu is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 200,074. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 81 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 7 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Sawu occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Sawu Last Name Statistics demography

Sawu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.98% less than the national average, earning R 154,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawu89381/
Saewu89271/
Sawou8950/
Sawau8928/
Saawu8924/
Sawui8912/
Saiwu8911/
Sauwu899/
Sawhu896/
Sawuh895/
Saywu892/
Siawu891/
Ssawu891/
Saiwut8017/
Shaiwu8011/
Saywou807/
Shawuu804/
Shawau803/
Sahawu802/
Shauwu802/
Saewuy802/
Sawuch801/
Saywus801/
Shawou801/
Hsawau801/
Siawou801/
Saawou801/
Sawgou801/
Sawouh801/
Sawusz801/
Saãwou801/
Sawwau801/
Shawuz801/
Saehwu801/
Saewhu801/
Saewui801/
Saewuu801/
Saewwu801/
Sabu7524,876/
Savu7524,074/
Sowu753,887/
Zawu75777/
Sewu75314/
Jawu75219/
Xawu7551/
Sawusch73134/
Shaaiwu732/
Shaawau731/
Saawuha731/
Sawouha731/
Saiwuit731/
Sabuj6730,804/
Sabau6714,420/
Saibu6712,287/
Sabou679,431/
Sowou672,706/
Shabu672,046/
Saabu671,625/
Shewu671,387/
Sabui671,353/
Savut671,113/
Savou67750/
Shavu67604/
Soewu67408/
Savau67385/
Sabhu67289/
Sawoo67255/
Savuş67214/
Savgu67201/
Zhawu67172/
Sovau67159/
Sawoe67143/
Chawu67101/
Savuç6795/
Saybu6794/
Showu6789/
Szavu6764/
Saavu6758/
Savud6753/
Savui6742/
Zawou6731/
Saivu6726/
Jaiwu6725/
Sevau6722/
Zaiwu6717/
Saubu6716/
Savus6712/
Sabeu6711/
Sabuy6710/
Zaawu6710/
Sobau6710/
Hsabu677/
Djawu677/
Seabu677/
Zawuh676/
Cawuy675/
Jaawu675/
Saëbu675/
Jaweu675/
Saveu674/
Săbau674/
Savuj674/
Sowgu673/
Szabu673/
Sehwu673/
Zaswu673/
Jawou672/
Zahwu672/
Zawui672/
Jawau672/
Sewuh672/
Zzawu672/
Savuy672/
Sasvu671/
Savhu671/
Sohwu671/
Seuwu671/
Zaweu671/
Seywu671/
Seweu671/
Sowuh671/
Sowuy671/
Ssabu671/
Sawuyowa671/
Savup671/
Seewu671/
Sewui671/
Jauwu671/
Sxabu671/
Sjavu671/
Suiwu671/
Zawus671/

Sawu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawu in the Hindi language
सावूsavu-

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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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  • 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 Sawu
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