Sawuya Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Sawuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Sawuya (2,586) may also be a first name.
Sawuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sawuya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawuya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawuya reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sawuya is also the 144,650th most common first name at a global level, held by 2,586 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Sawuya
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