Sawuan Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Sawuan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 229 | 1:773,549 | 34,815 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sawuan (79) may also be a first name.
Sawuan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawuan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sawuan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawuan? popularity and diffusion
Sawuan is the 1,076,574th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. Sawuan is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawuan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 79 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 773,549. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 84 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside and Kwara, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Sawuan
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