Sawua Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Sawua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sawua (15) may also be a first name.
Sawua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sawua are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sawua is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 15 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Sawua is most common in: Benue, where 74 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live and Bauchi, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
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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 Sawua
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