Sawula Surname

230,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sawula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8961:60,4667,641
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Uganda1961:199,18016,019
Canada1431:257,66124,352
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Poland491:775,68962,719
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England71:7,959,723202,100
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sawula (57) may also be a first name.

Sawula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawula occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawula? popularity and diffusion

Sawula is the 230,634th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,154,815 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sawula reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sawula is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 57 people.

Sawula is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 896 people, or 1 in 60,466. In South Africa Sawula is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Not including South Africa Sawula exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Sawula Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sawula surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Sawula earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.45% less than the national average, earning R 96,360 per year; in United States they earn 18.8% more than the national average, earning $51,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $55,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawula9294/
Ssawula9262/
Saywula9215/
Szawula924/
Sawulla921/
Sawoula921/
Sawulia921/
Saywulah8612/
Ssawulla861/
Savula831,551/
Sabula83915/
Jawula83848/
Sowula83725/
Sawule83475/
Sawila83346/
Zawula83322/
Sawuli83310/
Sawuła83224/
Sewula83143/
Sawola8351/
Sawulo8312/
Xawula835/
Cawula831/
Shawullah8023/
Sauvola77351/
Shabula77278/
Sawilah77263/
Savulla77172/
Chawula77163/
Seavula77157/
Shavula77149/
Szawuła77119/
Sabulai7792/
Xhawula7747/
Sawaule7744/
Savulea7741/
Sauvula7724/
Sahwila7721/
Shawulo7712/
Saboula7710/
Saywola778/
Sabulla777/
Sawulis777/
Savoula777/
Sabulau776/
Sawilai775/
Sabeula774/
Savulya772/
Sabulay772/
Saubula772/
Shawila772/
Saavula771/
Saibula771/
Sauvila771/
Joswula771/
Saybula771/
Sowulla771/
Saywila771/
Saawola771/
Shawuli771/
Ssavula771/
Sawouli771/
Savuula771/
Seabula771/
Shawule771/
Shewula771/
Saiwilai7186/
Shavhula7144/
Saiwuloh7124/
Savulgay7116/
Saibulla718/
Saywilay715/
Shavulla714/
Sawoulou713/
Saywilai713/
Szawiela712/
Sabhulla711/
Sabeulla711/
Cheawula711/
Shasvula711/
Shaibula711/
Shabulla711/
Saywuleh711/
Ssabuula711/
Saabulya711/
Sauvilia711/
Saybulla711/
Siavhula711/
Saiwilay711/
Zawullah711/
Sovula676,431/
Sabuli673,082/
Zabula671,178/
Savila67712/
Zawila67284/
Zewula67267/
Sobula67247/
Sawilo67190/
Sabule6799/
Sawolo6767/
Zavula6749/
Sevula6736/
Savuli6728/
Savoullas6727/
Sabulo6724/
Sowola6724/
Javula6721/
Savule6716/
Saywhilay6710/
Sabuła6710/
Sawole679/
Savuly677/
Zawule674/
Sabhullah674/
Sowila673/
Sowuli673/
Savulo672/
Sowulo672/
Jawuła672/
Xabula672/
Sajbullah671/
Saibullai671/
Savaullah671/
Sewila671/
Zawulo671/
Cavula671/
Zawuła671/
Sowuła671/
Sowule671/
Saabullah671/
Zawaullah671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sawula
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