Sowabe Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Sowabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
Sowabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sowabe occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowabe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sowabe is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Sowabe live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 62 percent are found and Donga Department, where 38 percent are found. Besides Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souwabe | 92 | 14 | / |
| Schowabe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Showuabe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawabe | 83 | 5,910 | / |
| Suwabe | 83 | 3,975 | / |
| Sobabe | 83 | 945 | / |
| Sowaba | 83 | 16 | / |
| Jowabe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sowabi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sewabe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawabeh | 77 | 209 | / |
| Soubabe | 77 | 100 | / |
| Suwaibe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Showabi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sehwabe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Souwaba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sawaber | 77 | 3 | / |
| Soba'be | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowaiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shawabeh | 71 | 240 | / |
| Souwaiba | 71 | 48 | / |
| Schovabe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Schawabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Souwayba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaby | 67 | 2,514 | / |
| Sawabi | 67 | 1,319 | / |
| Sawaba | 67 | 385 | / |
| Suwaba | 67 | 187 | / |
| Sowobi | 67 | 174 | / |
| Sababe | 67 | 158 | / |
| Sobabi | 67 | 141 | / |
| Sowebi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sabobe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sabave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sevabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Subabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Savabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuwabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xobabe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sowabe
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