Sowaf Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sowaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sowaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowaf occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sowaf is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Sowaf live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The last name Sowaf is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. In Indonesia Sowaf is most common in: Papua, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Sowaf is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showaf911/
Sawaf806,858/
Jowaf807/
Sowof801/
Shawaf733,022/
Sawwaf73232/
Sawowa7326/
Suwaif7315/
Souwab735/
Soweif734/
Sohwab732/
Shobaf731/
Soouaf731/
Shawwaf6732/
Showaab675/
Shawaaf672/
Souwofe672/
Showeab671/
Chouwaf671/

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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 Sowaf
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