Sawui Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Sawui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Sawui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawui is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawui? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Sawui is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Sawui live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Sawui is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 91 percent reside and Madang, where 9 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sawui
- 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