Sowing Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Sowing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sowing (14) may also be a first name.

Sowing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowing is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sowing occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Sowing live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name globally, borne by 14 people.

The surname Sowing is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showing9275/
Sowaing921/
Schowing86103/
Soyswing862/
Siowging861/
Shoewing860/
Sewing831,534/
Sawing831,296/
Sobing83182/
Suwing83101/
Soweng8354/
Säwing837/
Jowing831/
Zowing830/
Schoewing802/
Siewing77101/
Showeng7724/
Chowing7720/
Saawing7717/
Sawings7714/
Shewing775/
Shawing774/
Siuwing773/
Sawieng773/
Shuwing772/
Sawaing771/
Saswing771/
Sowaeng771/
Saewing771/
Sawhing771/
Szewing771/
Sahwing771/
Siobing770/
Soouing770/
Sawng733/
Chowings7171/
Schöwing7139/
Schobing7112/
Shoubing716/
Schewing713/
Choowing711/
Souweang711/
Saouhing711/
Chhowing711/
Sheewing711/
Siewieng710/
Subing67335/
Schouwink67306/
Jawing67263/
Saweng67219/
Sabing67103/
Suweng6773/
Sobeng6765/
Seweng6761/
Shawng675/
Chowng672/
Zewing672/
Schoeuing671/
Sawink671/

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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 Sowing
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