Swou Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Swou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Swou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swou? popularity and diffusion

Swou is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Swou live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Swou is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Swou is most common in: East Sepik, where 92 percent are found and Manus, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwou892/
Jswou891/
Swouh891/
Swoud891/
Swout890/
Swu86969/
Swo86382/
Swoh7517/
Shwu7513/
Swoy7513/
Shwo7511/
Swoi757/
Swoe754/
Swoo753/
Hswu753/
Xswo752/
Sbou752/
Swau752/
Swoa751/
Svou751/
Sweu751/
Swud751/
Swuy751/
Swus751/
Sxwo751/
Szwu751/
Zswu751/
Xswu751/
Jswo751/
Souha671,122/
Souho67165/
Souey67163/
Suhou6743/
Sweyo6741/
Swayu6734/
Swoch6727/
Swayo6717/
Swaio6714/
Swoyo6710/
Shwua674/
Sbouï674/
Swoye673/
Swahu673/
Shwoo672/
Swost671/
Schwo671/
Sboue671/
Shwau671/
Swoie671/
Swoih671/
Swopf671/
Sweau671/
Szwoj671/
Swajo671/
Swuye671/
Swaiu671/
Swoit671/
Shwhu671/
Swuya671/
Xjswu671/
Szwot671/
Shwus671/
Swush670/
Swots670/
Swopp670/
Swoid670/
Swott670/
Swaus670/
Swohe670/
Swotz670/

Swou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮsw-

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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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  • 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 Swou
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