Sowemimo Surname

102,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowemimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowemimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,2621:41,5633,287
England2341:238,11119,599
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sowemimo (90) may also be a first name.

Sowemimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowemimo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowemimo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 102,318th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,582,185 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sowemimo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 90 people.

The last name Sowemimo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,262 people, or 1 in 41,563. In Nigeria Sowemimo is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 46 percent reside, Lagos, where 32 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Sowemimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (61%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Sowemimo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Sowemimo earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $39,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $52,952 CAD per year.

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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 Sowemimo
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