Sowath Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sowath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sowath (15) may also be a first name.

Sowath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowath is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sowath is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Sowath live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth, held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,871,786. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 25 percent are found. Barring Cambodia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowat91357/
Sowatsch8614/
Sovath83139/
Sowate8327/
Sewath8327/
Siowat836/
Sawath834/
Souwat833/
Sowatt833/
Sowait832/
Sowhat832/
Scowat831/
Soowat831/
Jowath831/
Cowath830/
Chowath7718/
Souvath772/
Sowouth772/
Sawathe771/
Sawaath771/
Soshwat771/
Shawath771/
Souwate771/
Sawatth771/
Sawat736,093/
Sowad731,354/
Sobat73496/
Sewat7375/
Sovat7375/
Jowat7330/
Cowat734/
Sowot731/
Showhatt714/
Showgaat711/
Schowatz711/
Shawat67907/
Jawath67465/
Soubat67447/
Sawate67373/
Savath67328/
Sawadh67110/
Saewat6795/
Shobat6781/
Zovath6756/
Savoth6753/
Sowaid6750/
Sobhat6722/
Seewat6714/
Shovat6714/
Soobat6714/
Sowacz6712/
Sawatz6710/
Sowote677/
Sawait677/
Souwad676/
Siawat676/
Sahwat675/
Soibat675/
Sovate674/
Shewat674/
Sovatt672/
Sobait672/
Sawatd672/
Cowait671/
Jowatt671/
Jsawat671/
Sobaat671/
Saawat671/
Showad671/
Sohvat671/
Sovaht671/
Sawatt671/
Sobaut671/
Sewatt671/
Sewaut671/
Zawath671/
Chowat671/
Jovath671/
Jowaht671/
Zobath671/
Sawahd671/
Sawwat671/
Sawats671/
Sovats670/
Sobeat670/

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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 Sowath
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