Sowdan Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowdan Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Suddon,' i.e. the south down; compare Sudlow, &C, a well- known West-country name.

Walter de Suddon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Sowdan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sowdan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Suddon,' i.e. the south down; compare Sudlow, &C, a well- known West-country name.

Walter de Suddon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of local origin from Southdean, Roxburghshire. James Sowdan in Lauder, no date (Lauder). Charles Suddane was burgess of Lauder in 1635 and other three of the name are in the Lauder Commissariot Record. Thomas Suddane was retoured heir in lands in Jedburgh in 1648 (Retours, Berwick, 276), and Thomas Soudden is recorded in Melrose, 1682 (RRM., III, p. 35). James Souden died in Stirling, 1940 (WScot). The place name was Sovdon in 1296, and It gave name to Soudoun Law.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Sowdan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowdan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sowdan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowdan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sowdan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowdgan923/
Showdan921/
Sowdhan921/
Scowdan920/
Sowdam83260/
Sowdon83114/
Sewdan8354/
Sawdan8312/
Sobdan838/
Cowdan833/
Sawdang7720/
Shewdan7710/
Sewdhan776/
Suwdain776/
Shovdan775/
Shawdan773/
Showdon772/
Sawdhan772/
Sobdain771/
Chowdan771/
Cowdean770/
Soubdhan71263/
Soobdhan71104/
Sheewdan7112/
Chowdhan718/
Siewdhan718/
Sawdon671,453/
Sabdan67134/
Safdan6739/
Suvdan671/
Sovdam671/
Subdan671/
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