Sowati Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sowati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sowati (1,058) may also be a first name.

Sowati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowati (Hindi: सोवती, Oriya: ୱତୀ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowati? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. Sowati occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Sowati live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sowati is also the 246,082nd most frequent forename globally It is held by 1,058 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 1,349,482. In Indonesia Sowati is primarily concentrated in: Gorontalo, where 64 percent live, West Java, where 18 percent live and Bali, where 11 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Sowati exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Sowati Last Name Statistics demography

Sowati earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.8% more than the national average, earning R 320,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowathi922/
Showati921/
Sawati832,231/
Souati8360/
Sovati8331/
Sowata8328/
Sowate8327/
Sowatey771,114/
Shawati77742/
Sowatha77142/
Sahwati7794/
Szovati7754/
Sobatti7746/
Sohbati7744/
Sovatiy7724/
Sobaiti779/
Souwata779/
Sawathi776/
Sovvati775/
Sowatee773/
Sohvati771/
Sawaiti771/
Souwate771/
Sawaati771/
Sawatti771/
Sawatai771/
Sawatie771/
Sovatti771/
Soubatai7134/
Sahawati7132/
Shaawati7111/
Sawatthi718/
Showater717/
Sovathiy716/
Soywatee715/
Szovatai713/
Shahwati713/
Chouwati712/
Siahwati712/
Shawhati712/
Sawathis712/
Soiwatee712/
Sahwathi711/
Sowathee711/
Sowaiter711/
Souwaita711/
Shobatai711/
Sobhatai711/
Sawaitis711/
Showatta710/
Sawate67373/
Savati67363/
Sawata67144/
Saboti6753/
Sawaty6750/
Soboti6742/
Sawatthip6737/
Sawoti6734/
Sobate6729/
Sovaty6716/
Savoti6710/
Sowote677/
Sawatthai674/
Sovate674/
Shobhatai674/
Sobaty672/
Shobhatyi671/
Sawadthai671/
Sowota671/
Showaster671/
Showatter671/
Shawhatti671/
Sovata671/
Sobhahati671/
Showwater670/
Schowater670/

Sowati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowati in the Oriya language
ୱତୀwati-
Sowati in the Hindi language
सोवतीsovati99.4
सोबतीsobati0.2
सोनवतीsonavati0.2
सेावतीseavati0.2

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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 Sowati
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