Sowedo Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Sowedo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sowedo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowedo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowedo occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowedo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sowedo is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Sowedo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sowedo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 382,800. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 100 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 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 Sowedo
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