Sowah Surname

15,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana34,9131:774119
Togo7351:9,8612,446
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Liberia3491:12,6321,352
England2491:223,76718,807
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Finland71:785,24338,644
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sowah (1,375) may also be a first name.

Sowah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sowah.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowah? popularity and diffusion

Sowah is the 15,151st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 198,252 people. The surname Sowah is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sowah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowah is also the 211,204th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,375 people.

The last name Sowah is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 34,913 people, or 1 in 774. Beside Ghana this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Sowah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sowah are 41.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95% registered with the political party.

The amount Sowah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $47,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $60,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowash91528/
Showah91123/
Suowah9118/
Scowah919/
Sowaha917/
Sowahe913/
Soewah911/
Sowa8951,600/
Sawah803,289/
Showa801,006/
Sewah80283/
Sowai80279/
Sowho80228/
Soway80184/
Souwa80102/
Sowoh8033/
Sohwa8024/
Szowa8023/
Sovah8019/
Siowa807/
Soewa807/
Sowha804/
Cowah803/
Soiwa803/
Sowua803/
Sowwa802/
Soowa801/
Sowea801/
Sowaa801/
Suowa801/
Sxowa801/
Showhash7725/
Sowatsch7714/
Showaish772/
Shawah738,366/
Sobaih73889/
Sobeah73427/
Sehwah73329/
Shovah73278/
Sahwah73130/
Sovach73110/
Djowah7336/
Shoiwa7335/
Sawwah7325/
Shewah7320/
Sawaha7314/
Sobhah7312/
Sowacz7312/
Zoewah739/
Sewaah737/
Sewahy736/
Saawah736/
Showua736/
Siowat736/
Souwai735/
Showay734/
Sioway734/
Sawaih733/
Shoowa733/
Souwat733/
Sewaha732/
Saewah732/
Sawahy732/
Souway732/
Shohwa731/
Johwah731/
Scoway731/
Soewai731/
Sohuwa731/
Soovah731/
Soowat731/
Sowhoo731/
Saswah731/
Jouwah731/
Soubah731/
Siowai731/
Sowaaj731/
Souwae731/
Sowoch731/
Sovaht731/
Showho731/
Sawahd731/
Shuowa731/
Siouah731/
Showai731/
Showap731/
Shouwa731/
Jowaht731/
Jowath731/
Sowiea730/
Sosway730/
Sawa6748,981/
Soba6727,316/
Sova6721,879/
Sewa6710,797/
Zowa672,207/
Jowa671,890/
Sowo671,105/
Sobhhah6743/
Chowath6718/
Shoubah679/
Sawaadh679/
Sheewah678/
Shaawah676/
Shovach675/
Sobahah674/
Sawwaha674/
Sawahai672/
Sowouth672/
Sobaaha672/
Siaweah672/
Shobahy672/
Souwaid672/
Sawasch672/
Djouwah672/
Souvath672/
Chowadh671/
Sawaath671/
Sawajhe671/
Siobhah671/
Sowaids671/
Soshwat671/
Zoeweah671/
Sheweah671/
Shawadh671/
Séwa671/
Xowa671/
Soubaha671/
Siouahe671/
Shawahy671/
Shawath671/
Shawwah671/
Sowaaya671/
Souvaha671/
Sawahah671/
Sawatth671/
Shewahy671/
Showaiz671/
Johwach670/
Zowasch670/
Sochway670/
Shoeway670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sowah
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