Soweli Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Soweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Soweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soweli is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Soweli click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soweli? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Soweli reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
Soweli is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 62,242. In Papua New Guinea Soweli is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 95 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 5 percent reside and Manus, where 1 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Soweli
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