Souw Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Souw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4221:313,38727,602
United States591:6,143,372295,589
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Souw (766) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjouw89138/
Shouw8949/
Souwe8947/
Sow861,076,990/
Suw86200/
Schouw801,678/
Sayouw80101/
Sajouw802/
Sowa7551,600/
Show7537,416/
Sowe7535,137/
Siow7510,640/
Souf751,948/
Suwe751,112/
Sauw75204/
Soub75182/
Soow7571/
Souv7522/
Seuw7512/
Shuw7512/
Sowh759/
Sohw759/
Soew757/
Suwt757/
Sowf756/
Sowz754/
Ssow753/
Siuw753/
Zouw753/
Soiw752/
Soww752/
Sosw752/
Sowp752/
Xsow752/
Sgow751/
Sxow751/
Szow751/
Sjow751/
Sowt751/
Soyw751/
Suow751/
Suvw751/
Suws751/
Suww751/
Susw751/
Suuw751/
Sujw751/
Xouw751/
Hsuw751/
Schouwe73124/
Schouws73116/
Schow671,973/
Souef671,111/
Showa671,006/
Sayow67513/
Sajow67468/
Showe67460/
Siyow67397/
Shoub67390/
Sjauw67158/
Sauwe6777/
Sojow6753/
Soubh6749/
Shouf6749/
Soyow6727/
Szowa6723/
Sujew6719/
Sayuw6718/
Soowe6715/
Shuwe6713/
Chouw679/
Soyew675/
Shauw674/
Sowhe674/
Shoow673/
Souft673/
Soufe673/
Soueb673/
Saiuw673/
Soiwe673/
Sahuw672/
Siowe672/
Sojew671/
Showf671/
Showp671/
Shhow671/
Souph671/
Sshow671/
Souev671/
Souëf671/
Ssouf671/
Shouv671/
Sajuw671/
Showw671/
Sjuwz671/
Suyow671/
Sutvw671/
Hsiow671/
Shoew670/
Sohws670/
Showt670/
Sheuw670/
Showz670/

Souw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Souw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮsw-

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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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  • 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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