Sowad Surname

284,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sowad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sowad (1,163) may also be a first name.

Sowad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowad (Hindi: सोवाद) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 284,289th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,382,235 people. The last name Sowad is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sowad live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 232,985th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 1,163 people.

It is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,352 people, or 1 in 117,867. Aside from Bangladesh this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowaid9150/
Souwad916/
Showad911/
Souwaid832/
Sowaids831/
Sawad802,287/
Jowad80586/
Sowat80357/
Sobad80345/
Suwad8031/
Sewad8015/
Sovad804/
Zowad802/
Sowadová773/
Suwaid73931/
Zowaid73306/
Jouwad73145/
Sawadh73110/
Shobad7373/
Sawaad7351/
Shawad7345/
Sawaid7340/
Sowood7330/
Sowate7327/
Soweid7315/
Sowacz7312/
Sobaid7312/
Sowath7311/
Sewaid737/
Sowoud736/
Siowat736/
Sawasd736/
Sovaid735/
Suwaad734/
Siouad734/
Jowaid733/
Sowatt733/
Souwat733/
Sawatd732/
Shewad732/
Sowhat732/
Sowait732/
Szobad732/
Seewad731/
Sehwad731/
Sawahd731/
Scowat731/
Suwayd731/
Sewadd731/
Soouad731/
Jowaad731/
Sawhad731/
Soowat731/
Sobhad731/
Sawwad731/
Cowhad730/
Souweid6742/
Shawaid6733/
Soibaud6719/
Shahwad6712/
Sawaadh679/
Souhuad673/
Suwaidh672/
Sawhead672/
Suwaadh672/
Soshwat671/
Shaswad671/
Chowadh671/
Soovaid671/
Shawaad671/
Sobhaid671/
Shawadh671/
Shuwaid671/
Seewadt671/
Souwate671/
Shobadh671/
Sobhhad671/
Sowwood670/

Sowad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowad in the Hindi language
सोवादsovada-

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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 Sowad
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