Sowkat Surname
Approximately 901 people bear this surname
Sowkat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Sowkat (5,470) may also be a first name.
Sowkat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowkat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowkat (Marathi: सौकत, Oriya: ସକାତ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowkat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 392,486th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sowkat are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sowkat is also the 90,840th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,470 people.
This surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 196,494. Outside of Bangladesh this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 8 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sowkat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sowkat in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକାତ | sakata | - |
| Sowkat in the Marathi language | ||
| सौकत | saukata | - |
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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 Sowkat
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