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
The surname Soweto occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soweto? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Soweto is predominantly found 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. Soweto is also the 430,973rd most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 401 people.
The last name Soweto is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Without taking into account The DR Congo Soweto is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Benin, where 13 percent live.
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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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