Sowae Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Sowae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sowae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowae occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowae? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sowae is the 2,635,433rd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Sowae reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea Sowae is most prevalent in: Western, where 44 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 28 percent are found and Enga, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowahe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Soowae | 91 | 1 | / |
| Souwae | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sowaaed | 83 | 1 | / |
| Showaae | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sawae | 80 | 865 | / |
| Sowoe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jowae | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zowae | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sovae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sewae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Showaher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewahe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sawaee | 73 | 19 | / |
| Saewae | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sobaeh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sawaae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zowaed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shawae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawaet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawaea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sovaed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sohwoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zouwae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shewae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawahed | 67 | 153 | / |
| Sewajje | 67 | 50 | / |
| Soewoeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chowaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siouahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soweija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobhahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawajhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saswaey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sowae
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