Sowami Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Sowami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sowami (98) may also be a first name.
Sowami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sowami (Hindi: स्वामी) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sowami is the 1,683,218th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sowami reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowami is also the 956,749th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 98 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Sowami is primarily found in: Ogun, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 43 percent live and Osun, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showami | 92 | 226 | / |
| Sowatmi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Souwami | 92 | 1 | / |
| Soswami | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawami | 83 | 888 | / |
| Suwami | 83 | 164 | / |
| Sewami | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sowemi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sowamy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sovami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawatmi | 77 | 93 | / |
| Suwahmi | 77 | 50 | / |
| Shuwami | 77 | 40 | / |
| Sawamis | 77 | 14 | / |
| Shawami | 77 | 11 | / |
| Showomi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Joswami | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sawaumi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Showemi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Suwaimi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Showame | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sowameh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shobami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sobhami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sowamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Showama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saswami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chowami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaswami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowomie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shuwaimi | 71 | 244 | / |
| Sawatmai | 71 | 80 | / |
| Sawatmit | 71 | 49 | / |
| Joshwami | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gioswami | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chouwami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shuwamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soibamiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawame | 67 | 928 | / |
| Sawama | 67 | 197 | / |
| Savami | 67 | 109 | / |
| Sabami | 67 | 48 | / |
| Subomi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Suwama | 67 | 29 | / |
| Subami | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sawamy | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jawami | 67 | 13 | / |
| Suwamy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zawami | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sovemi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sowoma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suwame | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sobame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suvami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawahamit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gioshwami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jovami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suvomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soweme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zowomi | 67 | 1 | / |
Sowami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sowami in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वामी | svami | - |
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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
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- 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 Sowami
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