Sowalo Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sowalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Sowalo (13) may also be a first name.
Sowalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowalo is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowalo? popularity and diffusion
Sowalo is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Sowalo are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sowalo is also the 3,159,357th most common first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 69 percent reside and East Sepik, where 31 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowaloha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sowala | 83 | 206 | / |
| Sowelo | 83 | 59 | / |
| Suwalo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Sowolo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Sobalo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Sovalo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sawalo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zowalo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cowalo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sovailo | 77 | 71 | / |
| Sawalou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Sowalla | 77 | 8 | / |
| Showala | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shawalo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sowalat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sovaylo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sobalou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jowaloo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sowello | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sawalgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suwailo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soubalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Souwolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowalga | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sowailah | 71 | 16 | / |
| Souwalla | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sawaloch | 71 | 6 | / |
| Souwaila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Showalla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shoowala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawalous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souwayla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabalo | 67 | 11,134 | / |
| Sobala | 67 | 3,874 | / |
| Sawala | 67 | 3,139 | / |
| Sevolo | 67 | 1,579 | / |
| Sowela | 67 | 817 | / |
| Sowała | 67 | 697 | / |
| Suwala | 67 | 637 | / |
| Sabolo | 67 | 530 | / |
| Savelo | 67 | 379 | / |
| Sewelo | 67 | 303 | / |
| Sobolo | 67 | 176 | / |
| Sewala | 67 | 155 | / |
| Sewolo | 67 | 137 | / |
| Cawalo | 67 | 102 | / |
| Suwolo | 67 | 89 | / |
| Suvalo | 67 | 84 | / |
| Sovelo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Sawolo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Sovala | 67 | 34 | / |
| Subolo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zowolo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sowola | 67 | 24 | / |
| Savalo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Covalo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sawelo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Suwało | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sevalo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sawalloch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jowala | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jawalo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suchwallo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zowala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zawalo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Subalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sábalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowala | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sowalo
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