Sohawon Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sohawon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohawon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius4951:2,613443
England671:831,61344,286
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
France71:9,488,960336,266
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Sohawon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sohawon is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohawon? popularity and diffusion

Sohawon is the 513,430th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The surname Sohawon is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sohawon are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Sohawon is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 2,613. In Mauritius it is most frequent in: Port Louis District, where 46 percent live, Plaines Wilhems District, where 28 percent live and Pamplemousses District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritius Sohawon occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Sohawon Last Name Statistics demography

Sohawon earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 95.39% less than the national average, earning R 10,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soojhawon8847/
Sohawan8627/
Sohowon8617/
Soawong861/
Soehawan8048/
Sohawane801/
Saowon7710/
Saowong71157/
Sohavan71146/
Soawane7110/
Shaoban717/
Soaibon712/
Chaowon712/
Soavone711/
Shaowan711/
Shaojuan6714/
Chaowong672/
Shaoyuan672/
Sohavane672/
Shhaowan671/
Soaswang671/
Saowwong671/
Chohawan671/
Sohovhon671/
Sahgawan671/

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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 Sohawon
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