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
Soweng occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Soweng click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soweng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Soweng is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 153,844. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 60 percent live, West Sepik, where 34 percent live and Morobe, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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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