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 held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Souwey.
How Common Is The Last Name Souwey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Souwey is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Souwey is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Souwey are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 110 people.
The last name Souwey is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Souwey is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside.
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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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