Sowell Surname

41,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sowell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,2901:29,4923,659
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia381:710,41347,396
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1851:42,3794,945

Sowell (46) may also be a first name.

Sowell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowell is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sowell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowell is the 41,976th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 585,863 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sowell are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 46 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,290 people, or 1 in 29,492. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Sowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowell surname expanded 1,037 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sowell last name are 6.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.86% registered with the political party.

Sowell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $38,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showell922,178/
Soiwell9215/
Siowell921/
Soewell921/
Soweell921/
Soswell920/
Sowelle920/
Soell91447/
Sowel9188/
Sowll912/
Sohswell861/
Shoewell860/
Sowetell860/
Jowell83565/
Shoell83280/
Sobell83237/
Sovell83146/
Sawell83116/
Showel8328/
Suwell8324/
Souwel8321/
Sowele8316/
Souell8315/
Sowael8310/
Showll832/
Soewll832/
Sowill831/
Zowell830/
Soel80745/
Sowl80323/
Soushwell801/
Scovell771,502/
Schoell77668/
Chowell77240/
Shawell7771/
Shovell7750/
Suswell7741/
Sahwell7711/
Scouell776/
Soutell775/
Showeel774/
Showeil774/
Cohwell773/
Shouell772/
Souelle772/
Zhowell771/
Coowell771/
Sawaell771/
Soyelle771/
Schowel771/
Cowelll771/
Coweill770/
Scawell770/
Souvell770/
Cuowell770/
Soveall770/
Schowll770/
Soubell770/
Hjowell770/
Sosvell770/
Shobell770/
Sobel739,309/
Jowel734,813/
Sowle731,217/
Shoel731,203/
Suell73689/
Soyel73555/
Seall73301/
Soehl73252/
Sawel73218/
Sovel73178/
Souel7350/
Saell7344/
Suwel7339/
Seyll7332/
Zoell7321/
Showl7319/
Seell7317/
Zowel7314/
Seill7310/
Seull738/
Soelh732/
Soull731/
Soiel731/
Sgoel731/
Sojel731/
Sowil731/
Sowlh731/
Schovell71151/
Schawell718/
Schoewel715/
Susswell714/
Shovelle714/
Choswell711/
Shohvell711/
Schouell711/
Sohwisel711/
Sasswell710/
Shawel679,813/
Covell675,659/
Savell672,666/
Shiell671,493/
Scovel671,071/
Schoel67852/
Sabell67697/
Zobell67570/
Seille67526/
Zoweil67495/
Shuell67298/
Sawele67297/
Soyele67289/
Souele67258/
Sayell67231/
Sheill67216/
Jovell67214/
Saouel67172/
Soille67158/
Seuell67148/
Sevell67101/
Søhoel6799/
Soulle6788/
Szawel6786/
Soybel6783/
Shovel6779/
Sawiel6762/
Soibel6754/
Shobel6754/
Soubel6738/
Zowele6733/
Szobel6731/
Sevill6726/
Soitel6724/
Sheall6722/
Djowel6722/
Jowele6717/
Coyell6716/
Joyell6715/
Sojuel6714/
Shouel6712/
Soobel6712/
Seylle6711/
Chowel6711/
Shawll679/
Saweel678/
Seeall677/
Sheell676/
Shoyel675/
Sawael675/
Sheull675/
Jawell674/
Shuwel674/
Soutel674/
Sowail674/
Coweil674/
Zowiel674/
Sauell673/
Sousel673/
Chowll673/
Showil673/
Shoull672/
Schowl672/
Zawell672/
Souweileh672/
Sawuel672/
Soviel672/
Sawill671/
Chasswell671/
Coweel671/
Scouel671/
Sobhel671/
Shoiel671/
Sehall671/
Seyall671/
Suyell671/
Sowile671/
Suwill671/
Sealle671/
Coweal671/
Showld671/
Sosuel671/
Soiwil671/
Soveel671/
Sobeel671/
Sojvel671/
Shashwell671/
Seulle671/
Shejll671/
Siawel671/
Sovele671/
Souvel671/
Soysel671/
Sawgel671/
Seioel671/
Seuwel671/
Sael'l671/
Sousll671/
Zoweal671/
Zovell670/
Scoull670/
Sciell670/
Showle670/
Seuall670/
Sovill670/
Southvell670/
Suiell670/
Souhwl670/
Sobill670/
Seihll670/

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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 Sowell
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