Sower Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sower Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6651:545,05145,128
Ireland591:79,8134,719
England491:1,137,10353,999
France211:3,162,987209,042
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Liberia61:734,75629,369
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:130,43812,506

Sower (18) may also be a first name.

Sower Last Name Facts

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

Sower is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sower? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 406,994th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. Sower is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Sower live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sower is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 665 people, or 1 in 545,051. In The United States Sower is mostly found in: Michigan, where 19 percent live, Idaho, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 7 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Sower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sower has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 173 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 454 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sower Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sower last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sower are 32.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.49% registered to vote for the party.

Sower earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,013 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souwer91144/
Shower9190/
Sowier9139/
Sowher912/
Sowere912/
Soweer911/
Soweir911/
Scower910/
Sowger910/
Soer892,005/
Schower8333/
Showesr831/
Souwere831/
Showeir831/
Soyer8011,877/
Sober802,207/
Sawer801,430/
Sojer80845/
Suwer80583/
Sewer80380/
Sover80273/
Soier80262/
Souer80231/
Shoer80196/
Jower8080/
Sowir8073/
Süwer8029/
Sowre8012/
Zower807/
Soehr802/
Schoewer7734/
Schouwer7732/
Schowert7721/
Souwuere771/
Shawer736,270/
Shover731,787/
Shober731,257/
Schoer731,108/
Seewer73705/
Shoier73677/
Cowher73642/
Soyuer73550/
Szober73504/
Sawere73296/
Jowher73170/
Souier73158/
Shoyer73150/
Siewer73143/
Scoyer73123/
Sovier7379/
Szojer7377/
Sohyer7375/
Soyere7372/
Suwier7358/
Sawier7352/
Soover7345/
Säwert7342/
Souber7333/
Scover7323/
Soever7319/
Saweer7317/
Shewer7317/
Shouer7317/
Sawher7315/
Jowere7315/
Soiber7311/
Suwere7310/
Souver739/
Shuwer739/
Soyher738/
Siawer737/
Soyver736/
Sovere736/
Souere735/
Chower735/
Suwehr735/
Zouwer734/
Sawger734/
Souyer734/
Soveur734/
Sobear733/
Coweer733/
Joywer733/
Jojwer733/
Sauwer732/
Siober732/
Sovger732/
Sobeir732/
Saouer732/
Sovert731/
Joweer731/
Jowerz731/
Coower731/
Sawuer731/
Siooer731/
Sobeer731/
Sohber731/
Sohuer731/
Sewier731/
Suswer731/
Soober731/
Seyoer731/
Saewer731/
Sobher731/
Sobeyr731/
Sojber731/
Sogger731/
Soeyer731/
Seweer731/
Saswer731/
Sawear731/
Szewer731/
Suweir731/
Suwerd731/
Suiwer731/
Siouer731/
Sovher731/
Sayoer730/
Soyier730/
Saweyr730/
Souerr730/
Suwert730/
Sour678,271/
Sear673,889/
Seer672,554/
Suer671,553/
Saer671,421/
Syer67969/
Zoer67873/
Seyr67701/
Seur67678/
Sejr67484/
Schuwer67464/
Seir67275/
Soir67194/
Shobeir67188/
Shawger67163/
Schoyer6787/
Schawer6779/
Schoier6758/
Siewier6757/
Schöwer6747/
Sõer6746/
Schewer6734/
Soovere6725/
Sehwear6721/
Soihier6717/
Schojer6714/
Schoerr6713/
Soyhier6710/
Schüwer6710/
Schover679/
Sooveer679/
Soueïre679/
Showair677/
Souhier675/
Shawier674/
Sochuer674/
Soverth674/
Shobeer674/
Shouber673/
Shahwer672/
Szowior672/
Schouwerøe672/
Zowierz672/
Chowere671/
Chouwer671/
Soobeir671/
Shyoyer671/
Shovere671/
Shovert671/
Showirz671/
Shoyere671/
Shehwer671/
Shawuer671/
Souuere671/
Souveer671/
Shoober671/
Djowher671/
Sawhere671/
Sawuere671/
Souvier671/
Siovere671/
Shoiert671/
Sowirth671/
Souvert671/
Souyere671/
Schgoer671/
Scohyer671/
Suweher671/
Shuwier671/
Shewear671/
Souhyer671/
Sawierr671/
Shawere671/
Shaweer671/
Soyr671/
Souveur671/
Saweard670/
Shooyer670/
Scooyer670/
Jaswerd670/
Schoehr670/
Shawher670/
Shoever670/

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Sower Reference & Research

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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 Sower
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