Where Does The Last Name Sowen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sowen has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,017,195^th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Sowen are found; 64 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 64 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sowen is also the 1,744,716^th most common first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

The surname Sowen is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Sowen is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 54 percent live, Madang, where 29 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Sowen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sowen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowen surname decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.