Sowal Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
United States311:11,692,224454,091
India101:76,706,538639,611
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sowal (149) may also be a first name.

Sowal Last Name Facts

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

Sowal (Hindi: सॉवल, Marathi: सोवल) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowal? popularity and diffusion

Sowal is the 1,159,732nd most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Sowal reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 754,880th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 149 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 52,605. In Papua New Guinea Sowal is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 86 percent are found, Hela, where 11 percent are found and Enga, where 3 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Sowal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sowal surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Sowal earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.46% less than the national average, earning $30,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowale91455/
Sojwal91102/
Soowal9177/
Showal9127/
Sowaal9111/
Sowall916/
Sowail914/
Sowhal911/
Soswal911/
Sohwal911/
Sowgal911/
Showail83927/
Showale83173/
Sjowall8330/
Souwale8328/
Soowall833/
Soowale832/
Schowal831/
Souwwal831/
Siowale831/
Showalt830/
Scowall830/
Showall830/
Suwal8012,266/
Sawal8012,165/
Sobal80873/
Cowal80215/
Sewal80146/
Soval80124/
Sowol8098/
Zowal8086/
Jowal809/
Sowól808/
Sowaileh77214/
Schowald7762/
Shoowale772/
Sowalová771/
Sowayleh771/
Showalth770/
Sawale732,660/
Shawal732,014/
Sewall731,706/
Siobal731,623/
Sawall731,576/
Sowole731,532/
Zowail73490/
Sobhal73403/
Suwail73300/
Sahwal73257/
Sojval73211/
Shoval73129/
Sawalh73125/
Suwale73104/
Soybal7397/
Sovale7370/
Sehwal7340/
Sauwal7339/
Sjawal7325/
Zowale7318/
Souval7317/
Shewal7316/
Soubal7316/
Soball7314/
Siawal7314/
Seewal7313/
Jowhal7313/
Sawail7312/
Siuwal7311/
Shuwal7311/
Soival7310/
Sobail7310/
Sujwal7310/
Sohval738/
Sawwal738/
Zowall738/
Soyual738/
Scoval737/
Sawald735/
Saswal734/
Jowale734/
Soobal734/
Sioval734/
Showol733/
Sovail732/
Sovhal732/
Suiwal732/
Sovall732/
Saawal732/
Jsawal731/
Szuwal731/
Suwall731/
Shobal731/
Coweal731/
Zouwal731/
Sotval731/
Ssewal731/
Szawal731/
Sohual731/
Sobaal731/
Sobahl731/
Sxawal731/
Suhwal731/
Zoweal731/
Couwal731/
Sewail730/
Schoßwald716/
Schouwald710/
Sahwail672,309/
Showole671,013/
Shawwal67749/
Shoibal67360/
Joiswal67142/
Sjöwall67120/
Sjovall67101/
Chaswal6782/
Shahwal6769/
Souvall6767/
Szuwald6762/
Sehwail6757/
Shauwal6755/
Shawale6754/
Saahwal6754/
Jaswall6752/
Shovald6747/
Sawaule6744/
Soobaul6732/
Suwalhe6724/
Suhwail6717/
Jauswal6716/
Shuwall6713/
Cowhall6713/
Shovale6712/
Jaswaal6711/
Shouval6710/
Shuwale6710/
Scovall679/
Schoval679/
Jasswal676/
Sawalle676/
Zowallh676/
Shjawal675/
Saawale675/
Sahawal675/
Schosswald675/
Sovhale674/
Shawaal674/
Showeil674/
Jajswal673/
Jaswale672/
Djouwal672/
Suwailh672/
Sawallh672/
Sahwale671/
Choiwal671/
Jaswail671/
Jaswalt671/
Jaswual671/
Jjaswal671/
Jouswal671/
Jahswal671/
Schawal671/
Schobal671/
Sawalhe671/
Sohvale671/
Sojvhal671/
Sehwall671/
Suwaale671/
Sovasil671/
Shehwal671/
Shawail671/
Sshawal671/
Sawahle671/
Sauwale671/
Suwaile671/
Shuwail671/
Shoybal671/
Shooval671/
Soubail671/
Sovahal671/
Shewail671/
Shawall671/
Sjjawal671/
Sovalle670/
Soveall670/
Shawald670/

Sowal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowal in the Marathi language
सोवलsovala66.67
सोवालsovala33.33
Sowal in the Hindi language
सॉवलsovala50
शोवालsovala50

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