Sowder Surname

132,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,410 people bear this surname

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

Sowder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4061:106,41811,679
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4051:123,99712,024

Sowder Last Name Facts

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

Sowder is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowder? popularity and diffusion

It is the 132,384th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,137,110 people. The last name Sowder is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Sowder are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,406 people, or 1 in 106,418. In The United States it is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 15 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Sowder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sowder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowder surname increased 841 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowder surname are 29.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.32% registered to vote for the political party.

Sowder earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $41,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showder922/
Scowder920/
Showdere860/
Jowder83293/
Sawder833/
Sofder832/
Sovder830/
Sewder830/
Chowder7723/
Showdir7713/
Cowdear771/
Shewder771/
Cowderr770/
Chowdere711/
Chowdher711/
Safder674,843/
Savder6717/
Sufder6715/
Sefder679/
Sabder673/
Suvder671/
Zawder671/
Covder671/
Chowdhere671/
Cowdyr671/
Cewder671/

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Sowder Reference & Research

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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 Sowder
  • 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