Sowelu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Sowelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sowelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowelu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowelu is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Sowelu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Sowelu are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souwelou861/
Soyelu83111/
Sawelu8343/
Sewelu8320/
Sowolu832/
Souelu831/
Suwelu831/
Shoyelu7756/
Shawelu773/
Sovelau771/
Soielau771/
Souelyu771/
Showolu771/
Soylu7342,067/
Saelu731,781/
Seulu73596/
Seelu73158/
Soulu7380/
Soilu7364/
Zoelu7357/
Sealu7317/
Seilu739/
Suelu732/
Syelu732/
Sovelius7138/
Soivelus711/
Soubelou711/
Saeliu67320/
Seuleu67310/
Soulou67231/
Saelui67188/
Sheelu67171/
Sewalu67107/
Shielu6776/
Soylus6761/
Seelau6754/
Souleu6748/
Suelau6747/
Sealeu6738/
Subelu6727/
Suyolu6725/
Seilus6724/
Saelou6720/
Savolu6719/
Sehalu6718/
Seileu6716/
Sayelu6714/
Saelau6713/
Sawalu6712/
Saeleu6711/
Seyalu6711/
Soulup679/
Soulus678/
Saielu677/
Saelhu677/
Saiolu676/
Soileu676/
Sayolu676/
Soilou675/
Saeluy675/
Soilau674/
Saehlu674/
Sealui674/
Shoilu674/
Soyleu673/
Sheilu673/
Sojolu673/
Souliu673/
Seyolu672/
Souluy672/
Sealau672/
Shoulu672/
Joyelu671/
Zowolu671/
Sawilu671/
Soyalu671/
Soului671/
Soulhu671/
Shaelu671/
Soyilu671/
Savelu671/
Sejalu671/
Sejolu671/
Sealus671/
Sevalu671/
Sevelu671/
Seellu671/
Seeluy671/
Seylus671/
Syellu671/
Seulus671/
Sevolu671/
Saeluu671/
Sealiu671/
Sabelu671/

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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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  • 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 Sowelu
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