Sorowon Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Sorowon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 150 | 1:260,262 | 19,079 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Sorowon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorowon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sorowon occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorowon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sorowon is the 1,428,594th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sorowon live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 260,262. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kapchorwa District, where 58 percent are found, Kween District, where 23 percent are found and Bukwo District, where 18 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorowan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sarowon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Serowon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sorawong | 80 | 117 | / |
| Saroiwong | 75 | 188 | / |
| Jooroowon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarobon | 71 | 582 | / |
| Sarawon | 71 | 90 | / |
| Corowan | 71 | 61 | / |
| Sarochwong | 71 | 21 | / |
| Serawon | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sorawan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Serewon | 71 | 7 | / |
| Surowan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sarowan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joorawon | 67 | 419 | / |
| Saroiwan | 67 | 65 | / |
| Jorawong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soravong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sharawon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suruwong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Carrowon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shoroban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surrowan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suroowan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sorowon
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