Soweto Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Soweto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Soweto (401) may also be a first name.
Soweto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soweto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soweto occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soweto? popularity and diffusion
Soweto is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Soweto are found; 31 percent are found in Central Africa and 31 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 401 people.
The last name Soweto is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Aside from The DR Congo Soweto occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and Benin, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Soweto
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