Sowi Surname
Approximately 646 people bear this surname
Sowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 319 | 1:25,560 | 2,826 |
| Indonesia | 255 | 1:518,624 | 42,226 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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
The surname Sowi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sowi.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 507,320th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 first name throughout the world It is held by 950 people.
The last name Sowi is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 25,560. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 32 percent live, East Sepik, where 31 percent live and West Sepik, where 11 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 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 Sowi
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