Southway Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Southway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Southway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Wales351:88,4157,250
France321:2,075,710171,237
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Southway Last Name Facts

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

Southway has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Southway are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England it is most numerous in: Somerset, where 35 percent live, City of Bristol, where 32 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 12 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Wales, where 13 percent live.

Southway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Southway has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 7,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Southway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Southway last name are 30.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the party.

Southway earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southwa931/
Sothwa861/
Southwath820/
Shutway8025/
Shotway801/
Southweath780/
Sotwa7780/
Sutwa773/
Chothway752/
Saythway751/
Southwie750/
Sutuha71141/
Sudway7120/
Soutua7117/
Sotuha7116/
Southwich712/
Sathwa712/
Soudwa712/
Suutwa711/
Shutwa711/
Sudhwa711/
Southweed711/
Satway711/
Southweii711/
Sostwa711/
Southwith710/
Southwitt710/
Southwish710/
Sayotwa6781/
Sutweha6762/
Soedhwa6750/
Soetwey674/
Sathwai673/
Satouha672/
Siyotwa671/
Sadouha671/
Shathwa671/
Sodwayi671/
Zothwua671/
Shutwaz671/
Chothwa671/
Satways671/
Satwayi671/
Southwouth670/
Southwesth670/

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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 Southway
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