Sowdo Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Sowdo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sowdo (8,414) may also be a first name.
Sowdo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowdo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sowdo has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowdo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sowdo reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 68,775th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 8,414 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Beside Somalia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showdho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sowda | 80 | 1,072 | / |
| Sawdo | 80 | 104 | / |
| Sobdo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sawdoo | 73 | 55 | / |
| Sowdas | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sowdha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Soubdo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Szewdo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Showda | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sovdoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sowdaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chowdo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sawdot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cowdoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowdah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souwda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shobdo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soubdou | 67 | 162 | / |
| Soobdoo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Showhda | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chowdho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schowda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showdha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shovdoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shewdou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sowdo
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