Sowand Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sowand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sowand (23) may also be a first name.

Sowand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowand occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowand is the 4,649,889th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Sowand is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Sowand reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 23 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Enga, where 80 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Sowand occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soewand922/
Souwand922/
Sohwandt861/
Sawand83755/
Soband8310/
Suwand833/
Sewand832/
Zowand831/
Schowandt801/
Shawand7711/
Shoband774/
Shewand771/
Seewand771/
Sohwant770/
Shawhand713/
Shahwand712/
Schowant711/
Shawandt711/
Sehwandt711/
Sawant67444,456/
Saband67224/
Savand6772/
Savond6763/
Suband6727/
Sevand6721/
Schowantz6721/
Sovant6719/
Suvand6710/
Suwant679/
Zoband675/
Suvond673/
Cowant673/
Jawand672/
Soobhannd671/
Savend671/
Sovend671/
Sewant671/
Sevond671/
Jovand671/
Sobond671/
Zawand671/
Sabond670/

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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 Sowand
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