Sovla Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sovla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sovla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
India101:76,706,538639,611
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Sovla (21) may also be a first name.

Sovla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sovla (Hindi: सॉवला) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sovla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Sovla are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

The surname Sovla is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Sovla is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souvla9121/
Sovlla917/
Sovlia912/
Souvlas834/
Savla8013,109/
Sovle80198/
Zovla80110/
Sobla8030/
Sowla806/
Sovli804/
Sowlla7353/
Souvli7333/
Savlas7322/
Shavla7312/
Savlya736/
Sowlay735/
Soblay735/
Savlay733/
Savlia733/
Sovley732/
Saavla732/
Shovli732/
Savlat732/
Shobla731/
Szobla731/
Savlai731/
Sompla731/
Soblai731/
Sovlie731/
Sovles731/
Sovhle731/
Showla731/
Souvlis67165/
Shavlai67127/
Sobella6787/
Sjoblad6772/
Savlaya6717/
Souvlos6714/
Shavlay6710/
Sovlych676/
Showlah674/
Shoblad673/
Sobilla672/
Shoblah671/
Chouvla671/
Shoblat671/
Shouvli671/
Sovlios671/
Shavlat671/
Savlais671/
Savlajs671/
Shavlah671/
Soublas671/
Shovler670/
Sovlett670/
Shovley670/

Sovla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sovla in the Hindi language
सॉवलाsovala80
सोवलाsovala20

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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 Sovla
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