Sowde Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sowde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Sowde (15) may also be a first name.

Sowde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowde (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺩﻩ) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowde? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Sowde is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Sowde reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally, held by 15 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Sowde is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showde914/
Sowdea911/
Sowdie910/
Sowdet910/
Showder832/
Showdey831/
Sowdess830/
Sowda801,072/
Sovde80167/
Sawde8091/
Sowdi8026/
Jowde809/
Sofde802/
Sobde801/
Sewde801/
Sowdy800/
Sawdey73612/
Soubde73220/
Souvde73110/
Shewde7355/
Chowde7318/
Sowdha7313/
Sawdei738/
Jowdeh736/
Showda736/
Shawde735/
Sowdai735/
Sowddi734/
Soufde733/
Sawdee732/
Sowdaa732/
Sofder732/
Sawdhe731/
Sovdei731/
Jowdet731/
Sowdhi731/
Jowdes731/
Souwda731/
Sovder730/
Cowdey730/
Chowdee6743/
Shawdee6715/
Showhda673/
Souvdeh671/
Shawdeh671/
Showdha671/
Soubdey671/
Showdis671/
Sawtdee671/
Chowdhe671/
Chowdey671/
Schowda671/

Sowde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowde 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
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  • 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 Sowde
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