Sowadan Surname

151,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sowadan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowadan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,7421:5,933791
Togo1,1551:6,2751,305
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552

Sowadan (36) may also be a first name.

Sowadan Last Name Facts

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

Sowadan is found most in Benin. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowadan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 151,595th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,508,622 people. Sowadan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sowadan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowadan is also the 1,717,090th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Sowadan is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 1,742 people, or 1 in 5,933. In Benin Sowadan is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 78 percent are found, Mono Department, where 6 percent are found and Zou Department, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 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 Sowadan
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