Soowamber Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Soowamber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soowamber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius721:17,9643,788
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland61:892,30328,047
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Soowamber Last Name Facts

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

Soowamber is found in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soowamber? popularity and diffusion

Soowamber is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Soowamber reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Soowamber is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 17,964. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Flacq District, where 90 percent reside, Pamplemousses District, where 6 percent reside and Plaines Wilhems District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Mauritius Soowamber exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Soowamber Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Soowamber earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning R 242,148 per year and in Canada they earn 30.15% more than the national average, earning $64,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowamber94537/
Soowember891/
Sowambe881/
Sowambi75152/
Sojwambi718/
Shaboombe673/
Sawamba63452/
Sawambi6328/
Sobambi6318/
Sabambe638/
Sovamba631/
Shabombe5953/
Shobambi5952/
Shawamba5934/
Sawomba5082/
Sobanbi505/
Sawomve501/
Sawanbi501/
Savamba501/

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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 Soowamber
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