Sowel Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sowel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

Sowel (81) may also be a first name.

Sowel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowel has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Sowel are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sowel is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 81 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 93 percent live and Madang, where 7 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Sowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sowel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Sowel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $40,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowell9112,439/
Showel9128/
Souwel9121/
Sowele9116/
Sowael9110/
Soel89745/
Sowl89323/
Showell832,178/
Soiwell8315/
Showeel834/
Showeil834/
Siowell831/
Soewell831/
Soweell831/
Schowel831/
Soswell830/
Sowelle830/
Sobel809,309/
Jowel804,813/
Sowle801,217/
Shoel801,203/
Soyel80555/
Soell80447/
Soehl80252/
Sawel80218/
Sovel80178/
Souel8050/
Suwel8039/
Showl8019/
Zowel8014/
Soelh802/
Sowll802/
Soiel801/
Sgoel801/
Sojel801/
Sowil801/
Sowlh801/
Schoewel775/
Sohswell771/
Sohwisel771/
Shoewell770/
Sowetell770/
Shawel739,813/
Scovel731,071/
Schoel73852/
Jowell73565/
Zoweil73495/
Sawele73297/
Soyele73289/
Shoell73280/
Souele73258/
Sobell73237/
Saouel73172/
Sovell73146/
Sawell73116/
Søhoel7399/
Szawel7386/
Soybel7383/
Shovel7379/
Sawiel7362/
Soibel7354/
Shobel7354/
Soubel7338/
Zowele7333/
Szobel7331/
Soitel7324/
Suwell7324/
Djowel7322/
Jowele7317/
Souell7315/
Sojuel7314/
Shouel7312/
Soobel7312/
Chowel7311/
Saweel738/
Shoyel735/
Sawael735/
Shuwel734/
Soutel734/
Sowail734/
Coweil734/
Zowiel734/
Sousel733/
Showil733/
Showll732/
Soewll732/
Schowl732/
Sawuel732/
Soviel732/
Coweel731/
Scouel731/
Sobhel731/
Shoiel731/
Sowile731/
Sowill731/
Coweal731/
Showld731/
Sosuel731/
Soiwil731/
Soveel731/
Sobeel731/
Sojvel731/
Siawel731/
Sovele731/
Souvel731/
Soysel731/
Sawgel731/
Seioel731/
Seuwel731/
Zoweal731/
Showle730/
Zowell730/
Souhwl730/
Souweileh712/
Soushwell711/
Seal6746,578/
Seel679,341/
Soul672,762/
Sael672,690/
Seul672,576/
Suel672,266/
Seil671,858/
Scovell671,502/
Showail67927/
Schoell67668/
Shoubel67630/
Soil67543/
Seyl67534/
Chowell67240/
Szawiel67231/
Sobl67198/
Shoyele67181/
Sawl67137/
Schawel67110/
Zoel6785/
Shawell6771/
Schouel6770/
Sauwael6752/
Shovell6750/
Suswell6741/
Schovel6733/
Showleh6719/
Sehweil6717/
Soowijl6714/
Sahwell6711/
Sobhehl6711/
Shawoel679/
Suhwiel678/
Soyl678/
Syel677/
Scouell676/
Soutell675/
Sahweil675/
Cohwell673/
Sejl673/
Shouell672/
Shawele672/
Souhiel672/
Shaweel672/
Souelle672/
Zhowell671/
Sahawel671/
Coowell671/
Sawaell671/
Sosvele671/
Zoowelt671/
Souchel671/
Shousel671/
Shoutel671/
Soyelle671/
Suouele671/
Djowele671/
Cowelll671/
Sovehle671/
Shaouel671/
Sawesil671/
Sojl671/
Sovl671/
Coweill670/
Scawell670/
Souvell670/
Cuowell670/
Soveall670/
Schoehl670/
Schowll670/
Soubell670/
Souggel670/
Hjowell670/
Sosvell670/
Shobell670/

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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
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  • 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 Sowel
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