Sowiak Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sowiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3151:120,66317,968
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada581:635,26952,014
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Sowiak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowiak is found most frequently in Poland. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sowiak.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowiak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 652,085th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname Sowiak is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Sowiak live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 120,663. Outside of Poland it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Sowiak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowiak surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sowiak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.75% more than the national average, earning $58,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.52% more than the national average, earning $55,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowijak92180/
Showiak9211/
Schowiak864/
Soswiack861/
Soviak831,039/
Sawiak83476/
Sowjak8323/
Sowyak834/
Jowiak832/
Suwiak832/
Joswiak77601/
Szewiak7728/
Shawiak7726/
Scoviak7721/
Sobiack7713/
Shoviak7712/
Suwijak777/
Jaswiak771/
Szawiak771/
Sawijak771/
Jojwiak771/
Joywiak771/
Siewiak771/
Sowihok771/
Joswiack7123/
Schoviak7115/
Schawiak716/
Saviak67719/
Sobjak67140/
Sovyak6791/
Coviak6754/
Sovjak6744/
Joviak6739/
Sobyak6726/
Subiak679/
Sowyac675/
Soviac675/
Jawiak672/
Joschwiak671/
Soviaková671/
Sobiac671/

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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 Sowiak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis