Sowak Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Sowak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria131:655,03358,041
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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 occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowak is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Sowak live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Sowak is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 655,033. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Carinthia, where 85 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 8 percent are found and Styria, where 8 percent are found. Besides Austria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowake9115/
Showak917/
Souwak911/
Sowask911/
Sowacke8319/
Sowaske837/
Showack836/
Showakh831/
Sewak803,058/
Sawak80408/
Sovak80306/
Suwak80144/
Jowak80135/
Cowak8063/
Zowak8028/
Sowok8016/
Sowag8016/
Shovak73375/
Siewak73237/
Soyuak73185/
Sawake73147/
Shawak73143/
Shewak73103/
Soback7385/
Szobak7369/
Sewack7345/
Zsovak7316/
Siouak7316/
Zowack7314/
Szovak7312/
Sjawak7311/
Seewak738/
Jowack737/
Suwake737/
Soybak736/
Sowaag736/
Soivak734/
Siawak733/
Joswak733/
Sawhak733/
Soswok732/
Suwauk731/
Showag731/
Souwag731/
Cowack731/
Sawaik731/
Sawask731/
Siovak731/
Sovake731/
Shuwak730/
Shoubak67134/
Showouk67122/
Shoback6789/
Shobakh6758/
Zhowake6748/
Suwaikh6738/
Shewack6732/
Scovack6719/
Sawaske6715/
Shawakh6715/
Schobak6714/
Sawacke679/
Seewack679/
Schuwak677/
Djowake676/
Chouwak676/
Sawaike674/
Sjoback673/
Shawake672/
Sawazke672/
Shovakh671/
Sachwak671/
Chowack671/
Chowake671/
Soibhak671/
Siewaak671/
Szuwaks671/
Sowaygh671/
Shewakh671/
Sowhock670/

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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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