Sowd Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sowd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
India61:127,844,230863,365
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sowd (12) may also be a first name.

Sowd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowd is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sowd click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Sowd live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Sowd is most common in: Ohio, where 59 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and Taiwan, where 15 percent reside.

Sowd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sowd last name increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowd last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Sowd earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showd892/
Schowd800/
Sawd7535/
Zowd7514/
Jowd755/
Sofd752/
Sowt751/
Chowd673,737/
Shawd67128/
Szewd6743/
Jowdh672/
Sowte672/
Soufd671/
Sahwd671/
Sauwd671/
Sawwd671/
Saawd671/
Shewd671/
Sofdh671/
Sawdh671/
Showt670/
Sowth670/

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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 Sowd
  • 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