Sowho Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England41:13,929,515290,718
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Sowho (21) may also be a first name.

Sowho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowho is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sowho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sowho live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria Sowho is most common in: Delta, where 83 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Sowho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowho last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Sowho earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $54,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showho911/
Sowhoo911/
Sowo891,105/
Sowah8036,759/
Sowou802,706/
Sobho801,068/
Showo80131/
Sohwo80108/
Sowoy8035/
Sowoh8033/
Sowoi8029/
Souwo8010/
Suowo806/
Sawho805/
Soiwo805/
Soewo804/
Sowha804/
Jowho802/
Siowo801/
Ssowo801/
Sowouhou771/
Sowash73528/
Showah73123/
Siowou7353/
Saewho7345/
Sowood7330/
Sewhoy7325/
Suowah7318/
Scowah739/
Sowaha737/
Saouho737/
Sowoud736/
Sobhjo736/
Soowoo734/
Sobhoi734/
Sowahe733/
Souwou732/
Siovho732/
Sowosz731/
Sowoch731/
Soewah731/
Soubho731/
Showoy731/
Chowho731/
Schowo730/
Sowa6751,600/
Sobo675,340/
Sovo67732/
Jowo67581/
Sobhouh6787/
Zowo6776/
Saouhoi6721/
Saouhou679/
Soobhoo679/
Saewhoo677/
Soyuhos676/
Chowhoo673/
Saouhoy672/
Sowouth672/
Siewhoi671/
Sohouho671/
Siouhou671/
Soyuhoş671/
Sobhjoo671/
Sowwood670/

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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 Sowho
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