Souwey Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Souwey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Souwey (110) may also be a first name.
Souwey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souwey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Souwey is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Souwey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Souwey reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently used given name globally It is held by 110 people.
Souwey is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live.
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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 Souwey
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