Sowedi Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Sowedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 163 | 1:239,505 | 18,058 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sowedi (6,801) may also be a first name.
Sowedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sowedi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowedi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sowedi is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sowedi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 79,066th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,801 people.
The last name Sowedi is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda Sowedi is most numerous in: Kapchorwa District, where 17 percent are found, Kampala District, where 16 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Sowedi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Sowedi
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