Sowale Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3651:485,32324,356
India491:15,654,396253,566
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Sowale (41) may also be a first name.

Sowale Last Name Facts

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

Sowale (Marathi: सोवळे) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sowale.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 660,498th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. Sowale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sowale live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 41 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 485,323. In Nigeria Sowale is most numerous in: Ogun, where 42 percent are found, Lagos, where 27 percent are found and Oyo, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Sowale exists in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Sowale Last Name Statistics demography

Sowale earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showale92173/
Souwale9228/
Sowaleh924/
Soowale922/
Siowale921/
Sowal91206/
Sowaileh86214/
Showaler866/
Shoowale862/
Sowayleh861/
Sawale832,660/
Sowole831,532/
Sewale831,364/
Sobale83561/
Sowali83215/
Sowala83206/
Suwale83104/
Sojwal83102/
Soowal8377/
Sovale8370/
Showal8327/
Zowale8318/
Sowele8316/
Sowaal8311/
Sowall836/
Jowale834/
Sowail834/
Cowale831/
Sowhal831/
Sowile831/
Soswal831/
Sohwal831/
Sowgal831/
Schowaler803/
Showaller801/
Showatler801/
Shewale776,157/
Showole771,013/
Showail77927/
Suwaleh7772/
Shawale7754/
Sawaule7744/
Soballe7730/
Sjowall7730/
Suwalhe7724/
Shovale7712/
Souwali7711/
Shuwale7710/
Sowalla778/
Showala778/
Sawalee777/
Sawalle776/
Sawalge775/
Saawale775/
Sewaleh775/
Sovhale774/
Sobhale774/
Siowali774/
Showali774/
Soowall773/
Sawaleh773/
Sowalay773/
Sovaleh772/
Jaswale772/
Sowaali772/
Shobale772/
Sojwele772/
Suwalee772/
Sahwale771/
Sawalhe771/
Schowal771/
Sjewale771/
Sohvale771/
Sehwale771/
Sewaale771/
Suwaale771/
Souwwal771/
Sowhali771/
Suwaley771/
Soewele771/
Showaly771/
Sowelei771/
Ssowali771/
Sawahle771/
Sawaler771/
Sauwale771/
Suwaile771/
Sobaale771/
Sewuale771/
Sawaley771/
Sovalei771/
Sovalle770/
Sowelle770/
Showalt770/
Showall770/
Schowatler751/
Sawal7312,165/
Sobal73873/
Soval73124/
Sowol7398/
Sowól738/
Suwaileh71521/
Shewalhe7174/
Schowald7162/
Souwalla717/
Shewaale715/
Sawalheh715/
Showalla714/
Souwaila714/
Shawalee714/
Souwally713/
Seewalie713/
Shawaleh713/
Shawgale712/
Jowahler711/
Shovaleh711/
Showalli711/
Sheewale711/
Sowalová711/
Shawaile711/
Chowalle711/
Sowalisz711/
Sowaloha711/
Souwalai711/
Souwayla711/
Sauswale711/
Chouwale711/
Sawalehy711/
Sobayele711/
Sobayile711/
Shawahle711/
Seewalee711/
Shoowala711/
Shahwale711/
Sovalley710/
Showalth710/
Sabale6716,456/
Savale675,339/
Jawale674,196/
Sawali674,077/
Sawala673,139/
Shawal672,014/
Sevale671,644/
Siobal671,623/
Sawall671,576/
Suwali67963/
Sowała67697/
Suwala67637/
Zowail67490/
Sewele67443/
Sabole67410/
Savile67409/
Sobhal67403/
Sawele67297/
Sobali67296/
Sahwal67257/
Sojval67211/
Soweli67133/
Sewali67131/
Shoval67129/
Sawalh67125/
Sobole67103/
Soybal6797/
Savele6766/
Zobale6759/
Subale6753/
Suvale6747/
Schewalie6744/
Savole6741/
Jovale6737/
Sovala6734/
Zowele6733/
Subole6731/
Sjawal6725/
Sovali6724/
Sowola6724/
Sawile6722/
Zowali6721/
Souval6717/
Zhowalehe6716/
Soubal6716/
Jowali6716/
Soball6714/
Zewale6714/
Siawal6714/
Sawallesh6712/
Sawail6712/
Sewaly6712/
Sowoli6711/
Soival6710/
Sobail6710/
Shawallie6710/
Sawaly6710/
Sawole679/
Sovile679/
Sohval678/
Sawwal678/
Zowall678/
Soyual678/
Covale677/
Schoßwald676/
Sawald675/
Saswal674/
Sovaly674/
Soobal674/
Zowala674/
Sioval674/
Sawatelle673/
Showol673/
Sewole673/
Sovail672/
Sovhal672/
Souweileh672/
Sovall672/
Zawale672/
Saawal672/
Chouswale671/
Chowaller671/
Jsawal671/
Zovale671/
Sawauwele671/
Suwaly671/
Shobal671/
Suwole671/
Xawale671/
Zouwal671/
Sotval671/
Sovele671/
Schawalge671/
Schewalle671/
Szawal671/
Sohual671/
Sobaal671/
Sobahl671/
Sxawal671/
Zoweal671/
Chowalead671/
Schouwald670/
Shuwaller670/
Schovalie670/

Sowale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowale in the Marathi language
सोवळेsovale87.5
सावळेsavale4.17
सोवालेsovale4.17
सोवळेाजsovaleaja4.17

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