Sowali Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

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

Sowali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
India381:20,185,931296,209
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Sowali (4,339) may also be a first name.

Sowali Last Name Facts

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

Sowali is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowali is the 1,125,333rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Sowali reside; 45 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 45 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Sowali is also the 104,900th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 4,339 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 52 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 43 percent live and Hela, where 5 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souwali9211/
Siowali924/
Showali924/
Sowaali922/
Sowhali921/
Ssowali921/
Showalli861/
Sowalisz861/
Souwalai861/
Sawali834,077/
Suwali83963/
Sowale83455/
Sobali83296/
Sowala83206/
Soweli83133/
Sewali83131/
Sovali8324/
Zowali8321/
Jowali8316/
Sowoli8311/
Shawali774,516/
Sawalhi771,338/
Suwalai77228/
Shewali77214/
Sauwali77185/
Showale77173/
Shuwali77132/
Sahwali77112/
Sawalia77107/
Ssewali7766/
Sobalih7765/
Soybali7739/
Souwale7728/
Sewaali7721/
Shovali7718/
Sovaliy7713/
Sovalia7712/
Siawali7712/
Sowalla778/
Showala778/
Suwaili777/
Sawalli776/
Zowahli775/
Sowaleh774/
Suwalli774/
Sawahli773/
Zowalli773/
Sawalih773/
Sowalay773/
Sawalai773/
Soowale772/
Djowali772/
Chowali771/
Sawuali771/
Suwalia771/
Suwaliy771/
Sovalli771/
Siowale771/
Siobali771/
Showaly771/
Sowelei771/
Sawalid771/
Sawwali771/
Suwayli771/
Shobali771/
Sewalih771/
Scovali771/
Saswali771/
Sewalai771/
Sovalei771/
Sowaileh71214/
Shahwali71190/
Ssewaali71120/
Sawalich7180/
Sachwali7134/
Shawwali7122/
Suswalis7110/
Shuwaili718/
Shawalli717/
Souwalla717/
Sawalisz717/
Sahawali716/
Showaler716/
Shawalia714/
Shewalli714/
Showalla714/
Souwaila714/
Souwally713/
Seewalie713/
Sawalish713/
Suwailih713/
Shoowale712/
Schawali711/
Soevaali711/
Shewalai711/
Sowaloha711/
Souwayla711/
Ssewalli711/
Sawahali711/
Shobaili711/
Shobayli711/
Sowayleh711/
Sewahlih711/
Shawatli711/
Sehwalli711/
Shoowala711/
Savali673,779/
Covali673,387/
Sawala673,139/
Sawale672,660/
Jawali672,382/
Subali671,881/
Sowole671,532/
Sewale671,364/
Sabali671,010/
Sowała67697/
Suwala67637/
Zawali67575/
Sobale67561/
Sawallich67308/
Saveli67213/
Zobali67122/
Suvali67116/
Suwale67104/
Sevali6794/
Sovale6770/
Schewalie6744/
Saweli6737/
Sovala6734/
Sowola6724/
Sawallish6721/
Zowale6718/
Savoli6717/
Sowele6716/
Sabáli6716/
Sávoli6715/
Cewali6714/
Soveli6713/
Sewaly6712/
Sawoli6711/
Sawalisch6711/
Chouwalit6711/
Shawallie6710/
Sawaly6710/
Seweli679/
Jovali675/
Sovaly674/
Jowale674/
Zowala674/
Schowaler673/
Shahawali673/
Sawahaili673/
Sovoli672/
Zewali672/
Cowale671/
Showaller671/
Showatler671/
Shahwalia671/
Suwaly671/
Souweilih671/
Shawallia671/
Jowoli671/
Sovatelli671/
Schahwali671/
Zovali671/
Zuwali671/
Chowwalit671/
Suwallich670/
Suwallish670/
Schovalie670/

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Footnotes

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