Sowles Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

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

Sowles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8671:418,06136,280
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Sowles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowles is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sowles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowles? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 398,272nd most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. The surname Sowles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sowles live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 418,061. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Indiana, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Sowles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowles last name increased 326 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sowles are 9.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sowles earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $46,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $46,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowlles9228/
Showles9222/
Sowls9152/
Sowelles863/
Schowles860/
Sowels83369/
Sobles8356/
Jowles836/
Showls835/
Sawles832/
Sovles831/
Sowlss830/
Sowells77603/
Chowles77520/
Showels7796/
Shawles7737/
Cowless7710/
Soubles771/
Cowlles770/
Sawless770/
Shewles770/
Cowls73144/
Sawls7314/
Jowls730/
Sewls730/
Showells716/
Shawless713/
Sowlitse711/
Sables67656/
Sobels67120/
Shawls6767/
Soblys6740/
Soblis674/
Sawlis674/
Cawles672/
Covles672/
Sewels671/
Xobles671/
Subles671/
Jowils671/
Jawles671/
Sobils671/
Zobles670/
Chowls670/
Cowils670/

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Sowles Reference & Research

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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 Sowles
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