Sowis Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sowis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sowis (21) may also be a first name.

Sowis Last Name Facts

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

Sowis is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Sowis reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sowis is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Sowis is mostly found in: Maryland, where 44 percent are found, New Jersey, where 44 percent are found and Georgia, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found.

Sowis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sowis last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowis Last Name Statistics demography

Sowis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowisz9182/
Sowise911/
Sowisch831/
Sowaids831/
Showeis831/
Sovis801,520/
Sobis80215/
Sawis8030/
Suwis8020/
Jowis8016/
Sowes807/
Sewis802/
Zowis801/
Sowitsch7717/
Showaish772/
Showeish771/
Sjowuist771/
Sobisz731,062/
Suwais73247/
Savois73130/
Sowicz7384/
Soubis7372/
Suwisz7372/
Showes7367/
Sobish7360/
Chowis7351/
Sowich7341/
Sobihs7334/
Shawis7332/
Jowise7314/
Sovies7314/
Scovis7310/
Sawisz738/
Sovish737/
Soobis737/
Jowais736/
Sovist733/
Suweis733/
Sawise732/
Jowish732/
Sawais732/
Sabois731/
Joweis731/
Sawies731/
Zowais731/
Sobais731/
Subois731/
Siouis731/
Sowese731/
Sawist731/
Cowiss731/
Sauwis731/
Sawish731/
Cowish731/
Soviss731/
Shovis730/
Soveis730/
Sevois730/
Shobis730/
Sewiss730/
Shawish6723,402/
Saubois67138/
Sawisch6749/
Scovish6742/
Showich6742/
Souvais6730/
Sowitch6718/
Siewisz6711/
Shawais6711/
Shaweis678/
Siawish677/
Schowes674/
Giowish672/
Showhiz672/
Johwise671/
Showaiz671/
Scavois671/
Showirz671/
Soubais671/
Shobeis671/
Szovisz671/
Sawisse671/
Sahwish671/
Shavois670/
Showese670/
Zowisch670/
Showess670/
Sawhiss670/

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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 Sowis
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