Sowayan Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Sowayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Sowayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowayan occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowayan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 763,307th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sowayan live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Besides Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 3 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawayan86576/
Sobayan86288/
Suwayan8610/
Sowajan861/
Sowayam861/
Sobhayan8018/
Showeyan803/
Soobayan802/
Sawayang801/
Shawayan801/
Sowain778/
Sawayn771/
Sovayn770/
Sevoyan711,557/
Sabeyan71586/
Sabayan71278/
Suwajan71113/
Savoyan71106/
Sawiyan7199/
Sabuyan7171/
Savayan7161/
Soviyan7144/
Sabiyan7132/
Sawajan7128/
Zobayan7124/
Subayan7117/
Sobiyan7114/
Saviyan7114/
Jawayan7110/
Zawayan718/
Sewayon716/
Saveyan716/
Saboyan715/
Sobayen714/
Saweyan714/
Sevayan714/
Sawayon713/
Sawayam713/
Sewajan712/
Sobeyan712/
Soweyin712/
Suwayam711/
Soybean711/
Soweann711/
Sowaing711/
Sawaian711/
Sowiyen711/
Sewiyan711/
Sowohyn711/
Sewoyan711/
Jowayne711/
Shaboyan671,690/
Shavoyan67402/
Savoyant6770/
Shabayan6769/
Souwaine6716/
Sabhayan6711/
Shabeyan679/
Showeyin677/
Sawayone675/
Shobiyan674/
Shobeyan672/
Shabuyan672/
Souswain671/
Sabayann671/
Sheweyan671/
Shawoyan671/
Souweang671/
Sobahian671/
Souweian671/
Shoewain670/

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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 Sowayan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis