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 is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Sowel occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Sowel live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Sowel is also the 1,068,082nd most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 81 people.

The last name Sowel is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 93 percent reside and Madang, where 7 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Sowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sowel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowel surname decreased 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 Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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

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