Souwellam Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Souwellam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souwellam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Souwellam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Souwellam occurs most in Niger. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Souwellam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Souwellam live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 19,192,017. In Niger Souwellam is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souwelam9412/
Sowellam941/
Souweilam8911/
Souweelam891/
Sowelam88474/
Souweylame841/
Soweilam82190/
Sowlam8045/
Souwailam781/
Sowilam75160/
Jouwillame741/
Suwailam7113/
Sowailam715/
Cowlam67217/
Sublam674/
Sawlam672/

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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 Souwellam
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