Sowerly Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sowerly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowerly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sowerly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowerly is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowerly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sowerly live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Sowerly is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 100 percent live.

Sowerly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sowerly has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sowerly last name fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowerley934/
Soerly921/
Soverly8614/
Cowerly861/
Sowarly860/
Showerla801/
Souverly801/
Soberley800/
Syerly77170/
Searly7718/
Soerli778/
Seerly773/
Soerle771/
Sourly771/
Souerilly751/
Jowherley751/
Searley71175/
Shierly7174/
Seerley7172/
Shearly7151/
Soyerli7113/
Suverly7110/
Saverly719/
Syerley712/
Sheirly712/
Sewerle711/
Suerlly711/
Soverle711/
Sourley711/
Seirlly710/
Couerly710/
Shourly710/
Sheerly710/
Coverley67792/
Soewarli6732/
Shaberly6730/
Schaerly6717/
Shearley6712/
Sheirley675/
Shierley672/
Schoerle672/
Seiherly671/
Siearley671/
Sahberly671/
Soirlaya671/
Shierlly671/
Suverley670/
Sheuerly670/
Scourley670/

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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 Sowerly
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