Sowells Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

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

Sowells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5861:618,53150,040
England141:3,979,861125,553
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sowells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowells occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowells? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sowells is the 534,813th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. The last name Sowells occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sowells reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 586 people, or 1 in 618,531. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 46 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and South Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Sowells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowells last name grew 6,511 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sowells are 5.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.76% registered with the political party.

Sowells earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $36,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showells936/
Sowelles933/
Sowels92369/
Showels8696/
Cowells8638/
Sowlles8628/
Jowells861/
Shoells861/
Soweles860/
Soels8394/
Sowls8352/
Shoelles802/
Sawwells800/
Sowles77884/
Cowels77145/
Sobels77120/
Sealls7776/
Shoels7737/
Souels7726/
Jowels779/
Zoells777/
Showls775/
Soeles774/
Suells772/
Soulls771/
Sowlss770/
Sovels770/
Soehls770/
Schoelles75220/
Schovells759/
Shiells711,504/
Schoels71167/
Jovells71131/
Seilles71109/
Savells7185/
Sheills7139/
Showles7122/
Shoeles712/
Sewalls712/
Coweles712/
Soulles712/
Suelles711/
Sabells711/
Sevills711/
Shawlls711/
Jowelsh711/
Soueles710/
Sevells710/
Shoulls710/
Covells710/
Shovels710/
Cawells710/
Sevalls710/
Seals6720,584/
Seils67994/
Souls67521/
Seels67430/
Sevilles67272/
Zoels67135/
Saels67110/
Suels6760/
Soils6748/
Shevills6733/
Sevalles6723/
Sawls6714/
Soelz6710/
Sabelles675/
Schoelss672/
Shoueles672/
Seuls672/
Schoeles671/
Schuells671/
Siavells671/
Sevelles671/
Shevells671/
Soullest671/
Schowles670/
Schealls670/

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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 Sowells
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