Souabo Surname

238,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Souabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,6061:11,4271,004
Ivory Coast771:299,62611,268
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Souabo (71) may also be a first name.

Souabo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Souabo is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Souabo? popularity and diffusion

Souabo is the 238,041st most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,324,953 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Souabo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Mande Africa. Souabo is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 71 people.

The last name is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1,606 people, or 1 in 11,427. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 76 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 15 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Burkina Faso this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found and Mali, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souabou92380/
Souabot9229/
Souaibo9212/
Soabo91119/
Souaibou8620,719/
Souaïbou861,183/
Souaîbou8625/
Souaybou8610/
Souhabou863/
Souhaibo861/
Souobo8360/
Souaba8317/
Saoubo8311/
Soabou836/
Sohabo834/
Soaibo831/
Souhaibou80198/
Shouaibou8021/
Souhaïbou803/
Souobou777,710/
Sohoubo77656/
Souabaa77298/
Saoubou77241/
Souaiba7728/
Soaibou7722/
Suhaibo771/
Sauabou771/
Shoaibo771/
Soaïbou771/
Souabeu771/
Souoboh771/
Souahaibou751/
Souhaïabou751/
Soaba7356/
Saobo738/
Chouabou7133/
Sououbou713/
Souhoubo711/
Shaoubou711/
Sohaybou711/
Souhobou711/
Sohaibou711/
Chouaibou67379/
Sohaba67204/
Soabat6760/
Soabas6753/
Sohobo6745/
Sayobo6735/
Suhaba6720/
Soyobo6717/
Shaobo6715/
Saouwa6715/
Zouobo6710/
Saouba679/
Sueaba678/
Souava678/
Sojobo677/
Chouaïbou674/
Zouaba673/
Souabault672/
Chouaîbou672/
Soaiba672/
Souoba671/
Shoaba671/
Sahobo671/
Sauavo671/
Soavos671/
Soawua671/
Zoaboi671/
Seaobo671/
Suabah671/
Seaabo671/
Zeuabo671/
Souhoubou671/
Sauhauboo671/
Chouaybou671/
Sejobo671/

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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 Souabo
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