Sowers Surname

38,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sowers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4241:27,0013,381
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England41:13,929,515290,718
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6621:18,8652,400

Sowers (17) may also be a first name.

Sowers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowers is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,685th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 536,046 people. Sowers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sowers are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 13,424 people, or 1 in 27,001. In The United States Sowers is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Sowers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sowers surname grew 504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowers surname are 19.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.69% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showers927,063/
Soewers922/
Scowers921/
Soweers921/
Souwers920/
Hsowers920/
Soers91238/
Schowers8612/
Showerss861/
Jowers834,740/
Sobers833,832/
Sawers832,607/
Souers83696/
Sewers8391/
Sovers8371/
Soyers8318/
Shoers832/
Zowers832/
Sowars831/
Soiers830/
Sowors830/
Sowirs830/
Schouwers8022/
Siewers77961/
Shovers77122/
Schoers7739/
Sawiers7715/
Scovers7715/
Saweirs779/
Sowarsh778/
Shawers777/
Chowers772/
Soubers772/
Soviers772/
Djowers771/
Saweers771/
Sawhers771/
Jouwers771/
Saouers771/
Shouers770/
Soggers770/
Sewoers770/
Souiers770/
Cowhers770/
Sovoers770/
Sawgers770/
Sears7352,246/
Sours732,536/
Seers731,164/
Syers731,105/
Saers73176/
Suers73146/
Seurs7359/
Zoers7341/
Seirs731/
Seyrs730/
Schobers7174/
Schovers7160/
Sowarsch7134/
Schoyers712/
Souviers711/
Schoiers711/
Schewers711/
Scohyers711/
Sayers6724,513/
Shears679,243/
Severs673,763/
Sauers673,664/
Shiers671,351/
Soyars67583/
Sheers67536/
Sabers67437/
Seears67295/
Subers67270/
Schauwers67264/
Covers67250/
Sawirs67237/
Schoevers67156/
Scears67128/
Saiers67122/
Shyers67118/
Seyers6774/
Savers6761/
Schoovers6757/
Schoggers6749/
Cewers6734/
Schovaers6732/
Siears6731/
Sciers6728/
Sourse6726/
Zewers6723/
Seiers6721/
Sheirs6716/
Sziers6715/
Jawers6714/
Sheurs6711/
Couers6711/
Sevars677/
Sawars676/
Sägers676/
Searrs673/
Seuers672/
Jovers672/
Sejers672/
Shaers672/
Züwers672/
Sévers672/
Searse671/
Jowerx671/
Schoevars671/
Searsp671/
Searss671/
Sewars671/
Seyurs671/
Suersh671/
Shuers671/
Scheeoers671/
Sujers671/
Schoeyers671/
Sehars671/
Suyers671/
Sayors670/
Savors670/
Suvers670/
Seyars670/
Shours670/
Shoirs670/
Scours670/
Seehrs670/
Coyers670/
Sovars670/
Sevirs670/
Searst670/
Sourst670/
Sewirs670/
Zovers670/
Szears670/
Seyors670/
Xovers670/
Searsh670/
Syerrs670/

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis