Sawyerr Surname

30,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Sawyerr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawyerr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone13,4281:52892
Ghana3,0481:8,8651,206
Nigeria5571:318,03017,522
England3101:179,73616,229
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Liberia391:113,0398,770
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sawyerr (10) may also be a first name.

Sawyerr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawyerr occurs in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sawyerr.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawyerr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,366th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 414,206 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sawyerr are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 13,428 people, or 1 in 528. Beside Sierra Leone it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Sawyerr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sawyerr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sawyerr surname expanded 16,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawyerr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sawyerr surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.

Sawyerr earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,226 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scawyerr931/
Sawyer9291,375/
Shawyer861,047/
Sawyier8634/
Sawyere8614/
Sowyerr863/
Saweyer862/
Saywyer861/
Sawyert861/
Sawyerp861/
Sawierr861/
Sauwyer860/
Szawyer860/
Sawyerd860/
D'Sawyer801/
Sawier7752/
Sowyer7716/
Savyer7713/
Zawyer776/
Sawger774/
Sewyer773/
Sawjer770/
Sawyerová751/
Shawger71163/
Shawier714/
Shavyer711/
Shabyer711/
Savierr710/
Showyer710/
Schawger671/
Shawjeer671/
Schawier670/

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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
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  • 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 Sawyerr
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