Soweng Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Soweng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Soweng (13) may also be a first name.
Soweng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soweng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soweng is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soweng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Soweng reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 153,844. In Papua New Guinea Soweng is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 60 percent are found, West Sepik, where 34 percent are found and Morobe, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Soweng is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Soweng
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