Sowawa Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Sowawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showawa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Showaway | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sawawa | 83 | 276 | / |
| Suwawa | 83 | 49 | / |
| Sobawa | 83 | 43 | / |
| Sewawa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Jowawa | 83 | 39 | / |
| Sowewa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sowawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chowawa | 77 | 203 | / |
| Suwawah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sowabah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Suwawat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sovaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shobawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheuwawa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shawaway | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ssewajwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sawhawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djouwawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawawaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sobawaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawawi | 67 | 315 | / |
| Sewava | 67 | 196 | / |
| Jowawo | 67 | 105 | / |
| Zobawa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Suwawi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sawowa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Suwawo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sobaba | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ssewajjwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zowawi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zawawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Subowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sawavi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sawawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sowowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sowowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saweva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobava | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sowawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis