Sowiak Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Sowiak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 315 | 1:120,663 | 17,968 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Sowiak Demographics
Average Sowiak Salary in
United States
$58,143 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sowiak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowiak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowiak is most common in Poland. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sowiak click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowiak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sowiak is the 652,085th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name Sowiak is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Sowiak reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
Sowiak is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 120,663. Excluding Poland Sowiak occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.
Sowiak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sowiak last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowijak | 92 | 180 | / |
| Showiak | 92 | 11 | / |
| Schowiak | 86 | 4 | / |
| Soswiack | 86 | 1 | / |
| Soviak | 83 | 1,039 | / |
| Sawiak | 83 | 476 | / |
| Sowjak | 83 | 23 | / |
| Sowyak | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jowiak | 83 | 2 | / |
| Suwiak | 83 | 2 | / |
| Joswiak | 77 | 601 | / |
| Szewiak | 77 | 28 | / |
| Shawiak | 77 | 26 | / |
| Scoviak | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sobiack | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shoviak | 77 | 12 | / |
| Suwijak | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jaswiak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Szawiak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawijak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jojwiak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joywiak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siewiak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowihok | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joswiack | 71 | 23 | / |
| Schoviak | 71 | 15 | / |
| Schawiak | 71 | 6 | / |
| Saviak | 67 | 719 | / |
| Sobjak | 67 | 140 | / |
| Sovyak | 67 | 91 | / |
| Coviak | 67 | 54 | / |
| Sovjak | 67 | 44 | / |
| Joviak | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sobyak | 67 | 26 | / |
| Subiak | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sowyac | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soviac | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jawiak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joschwiak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soviaková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobiac | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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