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
Sowdo occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowdo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Sowdo occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Sowdo are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 68,775th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 8,414 people.
Sowdo is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Apart from Somalia Sowdo occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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