Sowards Surname

113,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Sowards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0561:89,36410,052
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:129,09712,418

Sowards Last Name Facts

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

Sowards is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowards? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sowards is the 113,358th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,785,726 people. The surname Sowards is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Sowards are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,056 people, or 1 in 89,364. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 16 percent live, West Virginia, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Sowards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowards has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowards surname increased 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowards Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sowards last name are 11.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.43% registered with the party.

Sowards earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $37,711 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewards86481/
Sawards864/
Sovards861/
Sowords861/
Sowarts861/
Sowerds860/
Sowarz771/
Cowarts713/
Sawarts712/
Sovarts710/
Sevards710/
Savards710/
Sevords710/
Saverds710/
Schouwaerts67209/
Sohwartz677/
Shawarts672/
Schowarz672/
Schoevardts671/
Shaverds671/

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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 Sowards
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