Sowali Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Sowali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
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
The last name Sowali occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowali? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sowali is the 1,125,333rd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Sowali are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 104,900th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 4,339 people.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western, where 52 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 43 percent reside and Hela, where 5 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sowali
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