Sowas Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sowas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sowas (17) may also be a first name.
Sowas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowas occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sowas live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sowas is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name Sowas is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany Sowas is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Micronesia, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowash | 91 | 528 | / |
| Showase | 83 | 827 | / |
| Sowaids | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawas | 80 | 4,125 | / |
| Sobas | 80 | 832 | / |
| Suwas | 80 | 139 | / |
| Jowas | 80 | 38 | / |
| Sovas | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sewas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Showhash | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sowatsch | 77 | 14 | / |
| Showaish | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sowasowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawase | 73 | 1,125 | / |
| Suwais | 73 | 247 | / |
| Sowace | 73 | 68 | / |
| Shawas | 73 | 50 | / |
| Suwase | 73 | 48 | / |
| Sobash | 73 | 44 | / |
| Sobhas | 73 | 31 | / |
| Sawash | 73 | 28 | / |
| Siovas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Soubas | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sobasz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sowacz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sehwas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Sawwas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sewash | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jowais | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sawasd | 73 | 6 | / |
| Soybas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sawass | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cowass | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chowas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shuwas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Siawas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Showaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Souvas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sawais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sahwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Johwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawats | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jowash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zowais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sobais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suways | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawasz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sovase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowosz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowarz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowaaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shewas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cowaus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sovats | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cowash | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sewass | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shawash | 67 | 597 | / |
| Shobash | 67 | 287 | / |
| Shahwas | 67 | 65 | / |
| Sawashe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Shaways | 67 | 33 | / |
| Souvais | 67 | 30 | / |
| Siawash | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shawais | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sawatse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chowhas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sawasse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sobhash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawasch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soubash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Showeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schobas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soybass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chowass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoubas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaswas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siewass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soubais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahwass | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zowasch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sowas
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