Sowambi Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sowambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1521:356,43232,570

Sowambi Last Name Facts

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

Sowambi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowambi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sowambi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Sowambi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 356,432. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found.

Sowambi Last Name Statistics demography

Sowambi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.94% less than the national average, earning R 145,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sojwambi938/
Sawambi8628/
Sobambi8618/
Jowambi868/
Sowambe861/
Shobambi8052/
Soowamber75104/
Sawamba71452/
Suwamba7125/
Suwambe7110/
Sobanbi715/
Sawanbi711/
Sovamba711/
Jovambi711/
Sevambi711/
Cowombi711/
Shawamba6734/
Shobanbi6721/
Sawoumbi678/
Shuwamba671/

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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 Sowambi
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