Sowano Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Sowano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sowano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowano occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowano? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Sowano is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Sowano live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Sowano is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Sowano is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 90 percent reside, Enga, where 3 percent reside and Morobe, where 3 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowanou | 92 | 1,938 | / |
| Showano | 92 | 33 | / |
| Sowanno | 92 | 7 | / |
| Souwanou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sowannou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Showanho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawano | 83 | 13,153 | / |
| Sowana | 83 | 113 | / |
| Souano | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sovano | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sowanna | 77 | 1,834 | / |
| Sawanoi | 77 | 459 | / |
| Shawano | 77 | 87 | / |
| Sobaino | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sobayno | 77 | 10 | / |
| Showana | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shovano | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sawanno | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sowatna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sawanou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shobano | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sowonou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sahwano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Showono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Souwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sobeano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sovanno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sohbano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sobhano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawannoi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Souvanno | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sowounou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shohuano | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sawainoi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sawainot | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sobainho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawatnoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souwonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souwaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sowongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soszwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souwanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawanoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawanos | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sobana | 67 | 3,002 | / |
| Sawana | 67 | 940 | / |
| Sawono | 67 | 106 | / |
| Xowana | 67 | 97 | / |
| Savano | 67 | 93 | / |
| Sawangnop | 67 | 58 | / |
| Sovana | 67 | 49 | / |
| Sahawanou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sawangnoi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sovono | 67 | 15 | / |
| Souvannou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sowona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souwoingo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zobano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szawajnos | 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
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- 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 Sowano
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