Sovelo Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Sovelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sovelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sovelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sovelo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sovelo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,237,939th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sovelo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Sovelo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania Sovelo is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 93 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Sovelo occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Sovelo
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