Sowi Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3191:25,5602,826
Indonesia2551:518,62442,226
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sowi (950) may also be a first name.

Sowi Last Name Facts

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

Sowi has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 507,320th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Sowi are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 262,112th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 950 people.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 25,560. In Papua New Guinea Sowi is primarily found in: Morobe, where 32 percent reside, East Sepik, where 31 percent reside and West Sepik, where 11 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 39 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souwi89356/
Sowai89279/
Sowei89185/
Showi8991/
Sowie8948/
Sowid8931/
Sowoi8929/
Sohwi8914/
Sowih895/
Sowii891/
Sowyi891/
Sowisz8082/
Shohwi8045/
Sowich8041/
Siowio8026/
Souwei8011/
Souwai805/
Soowit805/
Soiwit804/
Showie803/
Sowidh803/
Showui802/
Soewai801/
Sowhit801/
Siowai801/
Sowiej801/
Siowei801/
Suowei801/
Shoowi801/
Showai801/
Sowiea800/
Sowe7535,137/
Sawi7520,687/
Sovi753,805/
Suwi752,982/
Sobi752,211/
Jowi751,069/
Sewi75688/
Zowi75402/
Sowy7522/
Showich7342/
Souweid7342/
Shoowit7310/
Shouwei732/
Showhiz732/
Souwaid732/
Showeis731/
Sowaids731/
Sowisch731/
Shuowei731/
Showaiz731/
Showitt730/
Sobhi6753,873/
Sawai6734,251/
Sobih672,940/
Sovis671,520/
Shawi671,041/
Souvi671,006/
Shobi67941/
Sahwi67746/
Sobai67617/
Soboi67608/
Savoi67560/
Sovie67527/
Showe67460/
Jowei67425/
Suwai67356/
Sosui67301/
Sawie67283/
Sewai67231/
Soviš67222/
Soway67184/
Saboi67160/
Suwei67146/
Shuwi67119/
Souwa67102/
Sowee6796/
Szobi6792/
Soibe6792/
Soive6774/
Soubi6774/
Siobi6765/
Soibi6764/
Siawi6764/
Suwie6763/
Shovi6752/
Sovio6751/
Souwe6747/
Sawoi6746/
Sohwe6745/
Soobi6744/
Siovi6743/
Sobei6740/
Soweh6739/
Sovit6736/
Sowoy6735/
Sewei6734/
Chowi6727/
Saawi6726/
Sohvi6723/
Seewi6721/
Sawei6720/
Sauwi6719/
Sovii6718/
Soivi6717/
Soowe6715/
Sawui6712/
Jowai6712/
Sowey6711/
Showy6711/
Sovai6710/
Zowie679/
Soiva679/
Zowoi679/
Sehwi678/
Suwoi678/
Sovei678/
Saewi677/
Soovi677/
Zowei677/
Siowa677/
Cowai677/
Shewi676/
Siewi676/
Sawih676/
Jowoi675/
Sewoi675/
Sawii675/
Sowha674/
Suboi674/
Sowhe674/
Sevoi674/
Zowid674/
Sewih673/
Scowy673/
Soiwa673/
Sewiy673/
Soiwe673/
Sovid672/
Sowge672/
Zoiwi672/
Siowe672/
Sewii672/
Sowwa672/
Sojui672/
Jsawi672/
Zowai672/
Showaish672/
Soviy671/
Sjowuist671/
Soowa671/
Sovui671/
Sowje671/
Sowea671/
Sowaa671/
Suowa671/
Sjobi671/
Suobi671/
Suwii671/
Sawhi671/
Sewie671/
Seuwi671/
Shéwi671/
Sowez671/
Sowuy671/
Souui671/
Souwê671/
Ssobi671/
Schowidt671/
Săvoi671/
Suwih671/
Showeish671/
Sovoi671/
Sewui671/
Sawiz671/
Sawiy671/
Sawip671/
Soevi671/
Johwi671/
Scowe670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sowi
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