Sowba Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Sowba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sowba (8) may also be a first name.

Sowba Last Name Facts

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

Sowba occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sowba live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 8 people.

The surname Sowba is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 50 percent reside. Excluding India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowbai912/
Souwba911/
Showba911/
Showbay831/
Showbha831/
Sobba80469/
Sowby80125/
Sawba8011/
Sowbo805/
Suwba803/
Sewba801/
Sobva801/
Shovba73106/
Sawbah7312/
Chowba7311/
Soubba737/
Shobba735/
Sowber732/
Souwby731/
Sowbou731/
Soibba731/
Sobbai731/
Sowboh731/
Sowbes731/
Suiwba731/
Chowbay673,718/
Showboy6715/
Shobbah679/
Chowbai674/
Shobbai673/
Shawbah672/
Suiweba671/
Showbeh671/
Sawbach671/
Shawbay671/
Showvai671/
Siawbea671/
Jowbatt671/
Shawbau671/

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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 Sowba
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