Sowers Surname
Approximately 13,595 people bear this surname
Sowers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,424 | 1:27,001 | 3,381 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,662 | 1:18,865 | 2,400 |
Sowers (17) may also be a first name.
Sowers Demographics
Average Sowers Salary in
United States
$40,737 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sowers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowers occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowers? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,685th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 536,046 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sowers reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name Sowers is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 13,424 people, or 1 in 27,001. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Sowers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sowers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sowers surname increased 504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sowers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sowers are 19.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.69% being registered with the party.
The amount Sowers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% less than the national average, earning $44,236 CAD per year.
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Sowers Reference & Research
Sowerby DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Sowerby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Sowers
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis