Sowa Surname

10,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Sowa Surname Definition:

(Polish) One with owlish qualities; dweller at the sign of the owl.

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Sowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland21,6371:1,757135
Sierra Leone12,8441:55297
Germany3,8891:20,7012,753
United States3,8801:93,41710,485
Japan3,0041:42,5583,673
Ghana1,6631:16,2482,082
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Canada4461:82,6139,203
France3791:175,25827,289
Zimbabwe3511:43,9846,768
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
England2961:188,23716,748
Papua New Guinea2911:28,0203,174
Austria2571:33,1345,332
Nigeria2411:735,03233,525
Thailand1551:455,73179,917
Argentina1421:301,01024,024
Brazil1271:1,685,62555,239
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
Philippines1031:982,89585,295
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Liberia631:69,9775,963
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Guatemala471:342,1844,711
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Australia391:692,19746,687
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Norway341:151,24418,822
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Wales141:221,03813,576
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Congo91:554,34412,633
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
China51:273,464,31313,838
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Grenada11:108,5351,793
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Sowa (3,389) may also be a first name.

Sowa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One with owlish qualities; dweller at the sign of the owl.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Ukrainian/Polish/Russian version of this name comes from the word, sova (сова), which means 'owl'.

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Sowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowa (Hindi: सोवा) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,878th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 141,232 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Sowa reside; 42 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Sowa is also the 122,383rd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 3,389 people.

It is most frequently held in Poland, where it is carried by 21,637 people, or 1 in 1,757. Beside Poland this surname occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Sowa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sowa surname rose 13,379 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sowa last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.52% registered with the party.

The amount Sowa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 63.81% more than the national average, earning 566,918 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.71% less than the national average, earning R 76,728 per year; in United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $55,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowah8936,759/
Showa891,006/
Sowai89279/
Soway89184/
Souwa89102/
Sohwa8924/
Szowa8923/
Siowa897/
Sowna894/
Sowha894/
Soiwa893/
Sowua893/
Sowwa892/
Soowa891/
Sowea891/
Sowaa891/
Suowa891/
Sxowa891/
Sow861,076,990/
Sowash80528/
Showah80123/
Shoiwa8035/
Sawowa8026/
Suowah8018/
Sowacz8012/
Scowah809/
Sowaha807/
Showua806/
Siowat806/
Souwai805/
Showay804/
Sioway804/
Sowahe803/
Sofowa803/
Shoowa803/
Souwat803/
Souway802/
Safowa802/
Shohwa801/
Showna801/
Scoway801/
Sohuwa801/
Soowat801/
Siowai801/
Sowaaj801/
Souwae801/
Shuowa801/
Showai801/
Showap801/
Shouwa801/
Sowiea800/
Sosway800/
Sawa7548,981/
Show7537,416/
Soba7527,316/
Sova7521,879/
Siow7510,640/
Zowa752,207/
Jowa751,890/
Sowo751,105/
Souw75546/
Soow7571/
Sowh759/
Sohw759/
Sowf756/
Sowz754/
Ssow753/
Soiw752/
Soww752/
Sosw752/
Sowp752/
Xsow752/
Sgow751/
Sxow751/
Szow751/
Xowa751/
Sjow751/
Sowt751/
Soyw751/
Suow751/
Shobowa733/
Souwaid732/
Sowaids731/
Soshwat731/
Sowaaya731/
Showaiz731/
Sochway730/
Sawai6734,251/
Shawa6733,869/
Shoba6715,177/
Shova6714,944/
Sobha6713,934/
Sawah673,289/
Chowa673,098/
Sowou672,706/
Schow671,973/
Saway671,678/
Souba671,107/
Djowa671,051/
Sobay67807/
Sovea67617/
Sobai67617/
Scova67583/
Soiba67501/
Sooba67453/
Souva67407/
Soyba67265/
Saawa67237/
Sowho67228/
Sawwa67223/
Sahwa67205/
Sowei67185/
Joway67179/
Zoway67169/
Sovau67159/
Siawa67155/
Sjouw67138/
Showo67131/
Sobea67126/
Siova67118/
Sioba67114/
Sovay67112/
Sohwo67108/
Sawaa67101/
Suova6797/
Sovat6775/
Savoa6773/
Giowa6770/
Zsova6766/
Seuwa6762/
Sosua6758/
Szova6757/
Sovha6752/
Zhowa6749/
Shouw6749/
Sawea6743/
Sawua6743/
Sowoy6735/
Sowoh6733/
Sowoi6729/
Sawha6729/
Sawau6728/
Soova6727/
Jouwa6726/
Zouwa6725/
Showhash6725/
Sovah6719/
Soyua6715/
Sawaj6714/
Sowatsch6714/
Jowai6712/
Sowey6711/
Sovai6710/
Souwo6710/
Sobau6710/
Soiva679/
Szoba679/
Soïba679/
Zoowa679/
Sovas678/
Sobaa677/
Cowai677/
Sotva676/
Sovaj676/
Suowo676/
Sohva675/
Soiwo675/
Showhatt674/
Sovad674/
Sovga674/
Ssawa674/
Shoow673/
Sovaa673/
Hsoba673/
Cowah673/
Sobaj673/
Joowa673/
Sawoa672/
Ssoba672/
Zowha672/
Zowai672/
Cojwa672/
Showaish672/
Suoba672/
Joywa672/
Jowea671/
Showf671/
Showp671/
Shhow671/
Sehedowa671/
Sshow671/
Zowaz671/
Jowau671/
Ziowa671/
Zsoba671/
Zowea671/
Sojua671/
Siowo671/
Ssowo671/
Couwa671/
Schowatz671/
Showw671/
Souua671/
Hsiow671/
Sohws670/
Scawa670/
Sovap670/
Cowea670/
Showt670/
Showz670/

Sowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowa in the Hindi language
सोवाsova-

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