Sowak Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Sowak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Sowak (22) may also be a first name.
Sowak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowak has its highest incidence in Austria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sowak click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sowak is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Sowak is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Sowak reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.
It is most frequently used in Austria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 655,033. In Austria Sowak is mostly found in: Carinthia, where 85 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 8 percent reside and Styria, where 8 percent reside. Beside Austria this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowake | 91 | 15 | / |
| Showak | 91 | 7 | / |
| Souwak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sowask | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sowacke | 83 | 19 | / |
| Sowaske | 83 | 7 | / |
| Showack | 83 | 6 | / |
| Showakh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sewak | 80 | 3,058 | / |
| Sawak | 80 | 408 | / |
| Sovak | 80 | 306 | / |
| Suwak | 80 | 144 | / |
| Jowak | 80 | 135 | / |
| Cowak | 80 | 63 | / |
| Zowak | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sowok | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sowag | 80 | 16 | / |
| Shovak | 73 | 375 | / |
| Siewak | 73 | 237 | / |
| Soyuak | 73 | 185 | / |
| Sawake | 73 | 147 | / |
| Shawak | 73 | 143 | / |
| Shewak | 73 | 103 | / |
| Soback | 73 | 85 | / |
| Szobak | 73 | 69 | / |
| Sewack | 73 | 45 | / |
| Zsovak | 73 | 16 | / |
| Siouak | 73 | 16 | / |
| Zowack | 73 | 14 | / |
| Szovak | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sjawak | 73 | 11 | / |
| Seewak | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jowack | 73 | 7 | / |
| Suwake | 73 | 7 | / |
| Soybak | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sowaag | 73 | 6 | / |
| Soivak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Siawak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Joswak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sawhak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Soswok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Suwauk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Showag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souwag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cowack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawask | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siovak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sovake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shuwak | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shoubak | 67 | 134 | / |
| Showouk | 67 | 122 | / |
| Shoback | 67 | 89 | / |
| Shobakh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Zhowake | 67 | 48 | / |
| Suwaikh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shewack | 67 | 32 | / |
| Scovack | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sawaske | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shawakh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Schobak | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sawacke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Seewack | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schuwak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Djowake | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chouwak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sawaike | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sjoback | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shawake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawazke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shovakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sachwak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chowack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chowake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soibhak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siewaak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szuwaks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowaygh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shewakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowhock | 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
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- 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 Sowak
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