Sowande Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Sowande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6711:263,99815,110
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Sowande (59) may also be a first name.

Sowande Last Name Facts

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

Sowande has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowande? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowande is the 452,985th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name Sowande occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sowande live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 59 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 263,998. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Oyo, where 13 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Sowande Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sowande are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Sowande earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showande93329/
Suowande931/
Sowahande882/
Sobande862,230/
Suwande86421/
Sawande8632/
Sowanda8624/
Sewande868/
Sovande862/
Sowandi861/
Sowende861/
Soewandhie8266/
Schowander8210/
Showandeas821/
Shobande802,153/
Suwandee801,032/
Sawandee80661/
Soewandi80655/
Soubande80207/
Suwandie8042/
Soewandy8030/
Suwandej8030/
Souwonde8021/
Sohwandi8010/
Shawande808/
Sobandeh808/
Suwandey804/
Sawandeh802/
Shewande801/
Sowaunda801/
Sowounde801/
Souwanda801/
Suwander801/
Soewandhi7572/
Soewandhy7512/
Shobandde755/
Chowandee753/
Suwandech752/
Shobhande751/
Souvandeh751/
Chaswande751/
Sawanddej751/
Sawandeee751/
Suiwandee751/
Suwandi7136,638/
Sobandi7111,320/
Suwanda716,040/
Sawandi71956/
Suwandy71729/
Sawanda71179/
Savande71105/
Sobandy7172/
Sabande7161/
Zobande7110/
Sewandi716/
Suvande715/
Jawande714/
Savonde714/
Jowandi713/
Sabonde713/
Sevande713/
Sobonde712/
Zawande712/
Jovande711/
Zovande711/
Subande711/
Sovandy711/
Shawacende711/
Sovende711/
Schuwandes711/
Chouwandee711/
Savander67492/
Suwandhi67388/
Chawande67122/
Shawanda6774/
Chowandi6767/
Shevande6747/
Souvandy6745/
Suswandy6729/
Suwandhy6726/
Soubandi6723/
Suvandee6718/
Sobandhi6715/
Jawander6715/
Jovander6713/
Shobandi6710/
Suwandha679/
Suwandio676/
Suhwandi676/
Suvander676/
Suwandaj676/
Shabande675/
Sabhande674/
Shawandi673/
Sahwandi672/
Djawande672/
Savandee672/
Saawanda671/
Zhobande671/
Zhowanda671/
Sawandha671/
Soobandi671/
Shavande671/
Sovandhi671/
Shavende671/
Siuvande671/
Jowhandy671/
Sawuandy671/
Seuwandi671/
Sewandhi671/
Siuwandy671/
Sewwandi671/
Suwamdee671/
Suvandet671/
Jaswandy671/
Giovande671/
Shuwanda670/

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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 Sowande
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