Sowami Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
England131:4,286,005132,302
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sowami are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowami is also the 956,749th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 98 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 45 percent reside, Lagos, where 43 percent reside and Osun, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showami92226/
Sowatmi927/
Souwami921/
Soswami921/
Sawami83888/
Suwami83164/
Sewami8322/
Sowemi833/
Sowamy831/
Sovami831/
Sawatmi7793/
Suwahmi7750/
Shuwami7740/
Sawamis7714/
Shawami7711/
Showomi776/
Joswami775/
Sawaumi774/
Showemi773/
Suwaimi773/
Showame773/
Sowameh773/
Shobami772/
Sobhami772/
Sowamma771/
Showama771/
Saswami771/
Chowami771/
Jaswami771/
Sowomie771/
Shuwaimi71244/
Sawatmai7180/
Sawatmit7149/
Joshwami717/
Gioswami713/
Chouwami712/
Shuwamai711/
Soibamiy711/
Sawame67928/
Sawama67197/
Savami67109/
Sabami6748/
Subomi6730/
Suwama6729/
Subami6728/
Sawamy6726/
Jawami6713/
Suwamy6712/
Zawami676/
Sovemi675/
Sowoma675/
Suwame675/
Sobame673/
Suvami672/
Sewame672/
Sawahamit671/
Savomi671/
Gioshwami671/
Jovami671/
Sabomi671/
Suvomi671/
Soweme671/
Covami671/
Zowomi671/

Sowami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowami in the Hindi language
स्वामीsvami-

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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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