Sowda Surname

342,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sowda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Kenya3411:135,42511,086
India2551:3,008,10090,108
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Sowda (8,369) may also be a first name.

Sowda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺩﻩ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sowda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowda? popularity and diffusion

Sowda is the 342,318th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,798,084 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Sowda live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sowda is also the 69,017th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 8,369 people.

The surname Sowda is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Aside from Bangladesh Sowda is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 32 percent are found and India, where 24 percent are found.

Sowda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowda surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Sowda earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.6% more than the national average, earning $55,491 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowdas9115/
Sowdha9113/
Showda916/
Sowdai915/
Sowdaa912/
Souwda911/
Sowdea911/
Sowdah911/
Showhda833/
Schowda831/
Showdha831/
Sawda804,122/
Sewda801,651/
Sowdi8026/
Sofda8023/
Sowdo8012/
Jowda8011/
Sowde806/
Sobda803/
Suwda801/
Zowda801/
Cowda801/
Sowdy800/
Sawday73546/
Sovdat73341/
Chowda73326/
Soubda7389/
Shawda7342/
Sawdai7319/
Sawdah7318/
Szewda7314/
Cowday739/
Soufda739/
Shovda736/
Giowda735/
Sawdha735/
Showde734/
Sowddi734/
Sewdai732/
Souvda731/
Jowdah731/
Zouwda731/
Sowdhi731/
Sovdai731/
Sowdie730/
Sowdet730/
Chowday678/
Shawdah673/
Shawday672/
Showder672/
Shawdas672/
Chouwda671/
Showdho671/
Showdis671/
Showdey671/
Schewda671/
Chowdda671/
Chowdad671/
Chowdaa671/
Sowdess670/

Sowda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﺩﻩswdh50
ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﻩalswdh50

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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 Sowda
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