Sowe Surname

15,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Sowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia27,7881:6919
Sierra Leone5,8381:1,214227
Indonesia2601:508,65141,493
Spain2431:192,39513,326
England2271:245,45419,989
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Norway171:302,48730,120
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Sowe (253) may also be a first name.

Sowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowe has its highest incidence in The Gambia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,867th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 207,404 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sowe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 560,146th most frequently used given name globally, held by 253 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Gambia, where it is held by 27,788 people, or 1 in 69. Other than The Gambia this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Sowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 2,838 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowe last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Sowe earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning 298,510 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.09% less than the national average, earning $39,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $56,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showe89460/
Sowei89185/
Sowee8996/
Sowie8948/
Souwe8947/
Sohwe8945/
Soweh8939/
Soowe8915/
Sowey8911/
Sowhe894/
Soiwe893/
Sowge892/
Siowe892/
Sowje891/
Sowea891/
Sowez891/
Scowe890/
Sow861,076,990/
Soe86539,113/
Schowe80483/
Souwer80144/
Showes8067/
Showhe8017/
Shohwe8011/
Souwei8011/
Soweed809/
Soweje805/
Szoewe805/
Soweye804/
Souwey804/
Sowoue804/
Sohuwe803/
Showie803/
Soohwe803/
Showey803/
Shoewe802/
Sowher802/
Soijwe802/
Showez802/
Sowett801/
Sohwet801/
Soweer801/
Sowehi801/
Sowiej801/
Souwae801/
Siowei801/
Suowei801/
Sohwee801/
Showep801/
Sowiea800/
Show7537,416/
Sawe7514,400/
Siow7510,640/
Sewe753,384/
Sobe753,024/
Soye752,045/
Soje751,844/
Shoe751,794/
Suwe751,112/
Soei75671/
Sowi75646/
Souw75546/
Soue75410/
Zowe75375/
Soey75352/
Sove75286/
Jowe75183/
Soie7582/
Soow7571/
Säwe7565/
Soee7530/
Ssoe7530/
Sowy7522/
Sowh759/
Ssow753/
Soiw752/
Sgoe752/
Szow751/
Sjow751/
Soyw751/
Suow751/
Szoe751/
Schoewe73420/
Schouwe73124/
Souweid7342/
Schower7333/
Souweha7319/
Schowwe736/
Schowes734/
Showeye733/
Shouwei732/
Showeis731/
Showesr731/
Shouwey731/
Shuowei731/
Showett730/
Schoowe730/
Showess730/
Siewe676,703/
Soyez672,742/
Shobe672,727/
Sobey672,703/
Sobhe672,690/
Chowe672,320/
Sobee672,048/
Shawe671,975/
Sovet671,627/
Sawey671,183/
Shove671,091/
Sogge67645/
Sovea67617/
Soued67601/
Schouwey67537/
Sovie67527/
Sovey67471/
Jowei67425/
Schoe67367/
Souwi67356/
Sawie67283/
Sowai67279/
Sover67273/
Souet67230/
Sawee67230/
Shoei67228/
Souei67210/
Jowey67205/
Soway67184/
Siawe67166/
Souey67163/
Djowe67150/
Suoye67148/
Suwei67146/
Sjouw67138/
Sobea67126/
Souve67123/
Saweh67111/
Szewe67109/
Shoye67107/
Siove67105/
Souwa67102/
Saewe67101/
Soibe6792/
Showi6791/
Suwee6786/
Sauwe6777/
Sioye6777/
Soive6774/
Sawej6767/
Suwie6763/
Soyed6760/
Shoue6760/
Saawe6758/
Soyeh6757/
Shouw6749/
Saoue6748/
Souye6747/
Shoje6745/
Sawea6743/
Soyet6743/
Shoey6742/
Sewee6742/
Sobei6740/
Sogie6739/
Sojeh6736/
Sowoy6735/
Soyes6735/
Sewei6734/
Schouwer6732/
Sowid6731/
Sowoi6729/
Soiye6727/
Sojhe6726/
Jowee6726/
Soobe6726/
Seewe6725/
Sovee6723/
Soove6722/
Sohye6720/
Sawei6720/
Seuoe6720/
Sewey6718/
Shoee6718/
Zouwe6718/
Soveľ6716/
Shoie6716/
Jouwe6715/
Sohwi6714/
Seweh6714/
Soiet6714/
Saswe6713/
Shewe6713/
Shuwe6713/
Souie6712/
Showy6711/
Soves6711/
Soues6711/
Soeye6711/
Seyoe6710/
Ssawe6710/
Soied679/
Zowie679/
Sayoe679/
Zowee678/
Siobe678/
Sovei678/
Soyie677/
Zowei677/
Soyei677/
Siowa677/
Scove676/
Soyee676/
Sooye676/
Soube676/
Soeve676/
Sojie676/
Soved675/
Soyeu675/
Sojbe675/
Sojep675/
Sowih675/
Schowest674/
Sowha674/
Sosue674/
Sahwe674/
Sewea674/
Soyoe674/
Coywe674/
Shoow673/
Scowy673/
Soije673/
Soiwa673/
Soiei673/
Jowue673/
Siuwe673/
Soies672/
Sovhe672/
Sosve672/
Coweh672/
Zowey672/
Sawue672/
Soyae672/
Sijoe672/
Sowwa672/
Soyep672/
Souep672/
Sobej672/
Zoowe672/
Jowea671/
Hsove671/
Cohwe671/
Zhowe671/
Schoewee671/
Sjoey671/
Sioie671/
Soejh671/
Soieh671/
Sojje671/
Soowa671/
Shhow671/
Suwwe671/
Soyue671/
Sshow671/
Sohue671/
Zoewe671/
Soioe671/
Sowaa671/
Sgoje671/
Sehwe671/
Suowa671/
Suoie671/
Suweh671/
Sewhe671/
Joowe671/
Syoei671/
Joiwe671/
Zowea671/
Zoweu671/
Souje671/
Souee671/
Soueh671/
Sojey671/
Soeia671/
Seweu671/
Sewie671/
Sowetsch671/
Sowii671/
Sowuy671/
Sowyi671/
Soveh671/
Souwê671/
Ssewe671/
Ssove671/
Soyey671/
Soyye671/
Schowett671/
Suwea671/
Showeish671/
Sgove671/
Zaswe671/
Soeih671/
Sawhe671/
Seeoe671/
Soiee671/
Soeay671/
Soevi671/
Soeee671/
Sxawe671/
Hsiow671/
Coowe670/
Cowea670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sowe
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