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 found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Souw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Souw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 576,198th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. The last name Souw occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Souw are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Souw is also the 296,648th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 766 people.
The surname Souw is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 313,387. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 86 percent are found, North Maluku, where 3 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Souw is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Souw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Souw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Souw surname increased 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Souw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Souw surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with 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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- 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 Souw
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