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 surname Souwey is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Souwey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Souwey is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Souwey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Souwey live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. Souwey is also the 895,203rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 110 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Souwey is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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