Sowane Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Sowane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Tanzania | 57 | 1:928,800 | 44,452 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sowane (14) may also be a first name.
Sowane Demographics
Average Sowane Salary in
South Africa
R 151,464
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sowane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowane (Marathi: सोनवणे) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,321,499th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sowane reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sowane is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 712,865. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Free State, where 14 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 34 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Sowane Last Name Statistics demography
Sowane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning R 151,464 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sowane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sowane in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनवणे | sonavane | 75 |
| सोनवाणे | sonavane | 8.33 |
| सोनावणे | sonavane | 8.33 |
| सोनवाने | sonavane | 8.33 |
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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 Sowane
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