Souw Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Souw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 422 | 1:313,387 | 27,602 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Souw (766) may also be a first name.
Souw Demographics
Average Souw Salary in
United States
$65,353 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Souw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Souw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Souw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Souw is the 576,198th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Souw reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 296,648th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 766 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 313,387. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 86 percent reside, North Maluku, where 3 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Souw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Souw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Souw last name rose 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Souw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Souw last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
Souw earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.46% more than the national average, earning $65,353 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sjouw | 89 | 138 | / |
| Shouw | 89 | 49 | / |
| Souwe | 89 | 47 | / |
| Sow | 86 | 1,076,990 | / |
| Suw | 86 | 200 | / |
| Schouw | 80 | 1,678 | / |
| Sayouw | 80 | 101 | / |
| Sajouw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sowa | 75 | 51,600 | / |
| Show | 75 | 37,416 | / |
| Sowe | 75 | 35,137 | / |
| Siow | 75 | 10,640 | / |
| Souf | 75 | 1,948 | / |
| Suwe | 75 | 1,112 | / |
| Sauw | 75 | 204 | / |
| Soub | 75 | 182 | / |
| Soow | 75 | 71 | / |
| Souv | 75 | 22 | / |
| Seuw | 75 | 12 | / |
| Shuw | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sowh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sohw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Soew | 75 | 7 | / |
| Suwt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sowf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sowz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ssow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Siuw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zouw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Soiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soww | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sosw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sowp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xsow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sgow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sxow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sowt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suvw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Susw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sujw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xouw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schouwe | 73 | 124 | / |
| Schouws | 73 | 116 | / |
| Schow | 67 | 1,973 | / |
| Souef | 67 | 1,111 | / |
| Showa | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Sayow | 67 | 513 | / |
| Sajow | 67 | 468 | / |
| Showe | 67 | 460 | / |
| Siyow | 67 | 397 | / |
| Shoub | 67 | 390 | / |
| Sjauw | 67 | 158 | / |
| Sauwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Sojow | 67 | 53 | / |
| Soubh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shouf | 67 | 49 | / |
| Soyow | 67 | 27 | / |
| Szowa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sujew | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sayuw | 67 | 18 | / |
| Soowe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shuwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chouw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Soyew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shauw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sowhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shoow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Souft | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soufe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soueb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saiuw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sahuw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sojew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souëf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjuwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sutvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsiow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sohws | 67 | 0 | / |
| Showt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheuw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Showz | 67 | 0 | / |
Souw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Souw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮ | sw | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Souw
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