Saw is used as a family name or surname in Myanmar. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Saw
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Myanmar
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Saw

How popular is Saw?

Saw is common in Myanmar.

Saw is ranked 651 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Saws grew by 67.71844 per cent to 691 since 2000 and ranked 33121 after elevating 15075 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 80.75 75.49
White 13.46 18.45
Others 2.46 1.7
Black 1.88 3.4
Saw is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Myanmar is ahead in terms of density. Around 803351 people have been found who wears Saw as their family name. Saw is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
1,179 South Korea7
103,755 Czech Republic5
929 Northern Mariana Islands5
3,608 Maldives4
90,215 Germany3
6,706 Lebanon3
32,086 Mexico3
108,034 Italy3
8,993 Tunisia3
2,449 Yemen2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
5,300 Syria2
4,164 Vietnam2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
13,552 Qatar2
65,594 Belgium2
26,532 Chile2
12,172 Ghana2
23,858 Iran2
5,318 Iraq2
10,183 Jordan2
14,004 Hungary2
2,724 New Caledonia1
53,033 Nigeria1
3,214 Niger1
31,584 Peru1
897,276 Russia1
49,101 Denmark1
107,212 South Africa1
5,924 Paraguay1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
10,958 Bangladesh1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,493 Austria1
120,357 Argentina1
12,741 Ecuador1
16,283 Lithuania1
5,467 Haiti1
3,275 Nepal1
2,040 Mali1
1,572 Macau1
12,745 Luxembourg1
28,365 Kenya1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
49,529 Israel1
24,460 Armenia1
31,207 Ireland1
5,589 Sudan1
17,768 Pakistan1
353 Cook Islands1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,174 China41
26,164 Sweden36
57,220 Netherlands27
36,547 Switzerland27
23,443 Norway26
18,457 Scotland20
89,048 Spain13
5,493 Japan11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
101,455 Indonesia78
9,649 New Zealand71
11,009 Finland60
Countries with hundreds of Saw:
7,551 Algeria893
468 Senegal876
3,700 Australia824
37,848 United States745
7,880 Egypt715
10,467 England608
870 Taiwan406
286 Thailand400
11,767 Saudi Arabia269
22,396 Turkey245
1,129 Hong Kong225
45,235 France220
28,734 Poland191
22,265 Canada158
6,720 United Arab Emirates145
69,781 Brazil127
3,876 Burkina Faso123
Countries with thousands of Saw:
4,942 Philippines2,771
248 Singapore2,283
318 Mauritania1,285
4,767 Morocco1,074
Countries with ten thousands of Saw:
175 Malaysia23,018
Countries with hundred thousands of Saw:
157 India510,658
48 Myanmar254,581
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary-Jane Saw was 22 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on February 1, 1849. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Arrick from Liverpool.

Saw Namesakes

  • Abhijeet Sawant, Playback Singer
  • Misa Sawdagar, Film actor
  • Adama Sawadogo, Soccer player
  • Harry Sawyerr, Ghanaian Politician
  • Agent Sawu, Soccer player
  • Pooja Sawant, Film actress
  • Shoko Sawada, Singer
  • Misa Sawdagar, Film actor
  • Shivaji Sawant, Novelist
  • Tetsu Sawaki, Actor

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