Sowamo Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Sowamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
Sowamo (21) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souwamo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sowamou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sawamo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sowemo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sewamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sobamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Suwamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Showemo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sowamah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Suwaimo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sowemmo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Showama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawasmo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Showeimo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sawama | 67 | 197 | / |
| Subamo | 67 | 40 | / |
| Suwama | 67 | 29 | / |
| Suvomo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Savemo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sowoma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sobama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sabomo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sabamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Savamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zawamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sevomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zobamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuwamo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sowamo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis