Sowek Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Sowek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Sówek (1) are calculated separately.
Sowek Demographics
Sowek Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sowek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowek occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sówek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,497,948th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Sowek is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Sowek live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Sowek is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bomet County, where 89 percent live, Kericho County, where 7 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Sowek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sowek are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
Sowek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.48% more than the national average, earning $71,402 USD per year.
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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 Sowek
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