Sowan Surname
Approximately 4,148 people bear this surname
Sowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 3,406 | 1:1,833 | 558 |
| Thailand | 205 | 1:344,577 | 59,831 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 35 | 1:261,779 | 19,039 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Sowan (944) may also be a first name.
Sowan Demographics
Sowan Political Affiliation
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Sowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowan (Hindi: सोवन, Marathi: सोवान) occurs more in Libya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowan? popularity and diffusion
Sowan is the 111,833rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,756,882 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sowan reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sowan is also the 262,971st most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 944 people.
The surname is most numerous in Libya, where it is held by 3,406 people, or 1 in 1,833. Besides Libya this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.
Sowan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sowan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sowan surname increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sowan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sowan surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.
The amount Sowan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $44,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.83% less than the national average, earning $34,864 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sowan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sowan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोवान | sovana | - |
| Sowan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोवन | sovana | 92.31 |
| सोबन | sobana | 7.69 |
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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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- 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 Sowan
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