Sayaw Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sayaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sayaw (52) may also be a first name.

Sayaw Last Name Facts

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

Sayaw is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sayaw is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sayaw are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sayaw is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 52 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 1,191,038. In The Philippines it is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 59 percent live, Central Visayas, where 26 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Philippines Sayaw exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shayaw913/
Sayw892/
Sayab801,120/
Sayow80513/
Sayaf80305/
Siyaw8029/
Sajaw8023/
Sayuw8018/
Jayaw8018/
Cayaw8010/
Saiaw808/
Saywe805/
Sayav802/
Shayw800/
Shayab731,077/
Sayweh73344/
Sayouw73101/
Shayav7399/
Siyawe7316/
Sayeva7312/
Shayew739/
Chayaw736/
Saywhe735/
Shayaf735/
Sauyav735/
Sayova734/
Sayabh733/
Sajawe732/
Cahyaw732/
Sayowa732/
Sayhab732/
Sauyaf731/
Sayaph731/
Djayaw731/
Sayhow731/
Saiyow731/
Sauyow731/
Sayf67754/
Sauw67204/
Sayb67122/
Seaw67109/
Sayv6763/
Shayeva6758/
Saywheh6729/
Sayfova6720/
Shauyav675/
Shayowa674/
Saiw674/
Sayvova672/
Shayuwe671/
Sayyowh671/
Shayova671/
Sajw671/
Seyawsh671/
Soyw671/

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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 Sayaw
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