Sowls Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Sowls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sowls Last Name Facts

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

Sowls has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowls? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sowls live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Sowls is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 51 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live.

Sowls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowls surname expanded 283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sowls surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sowls earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $48,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowles91884/
Sowels91369/
Showls915/
Sowlss910/
Sowells83603/
Showels8396/
Sowlles8328/
Showles8322/
Cowls80144/
Sawls8014/
Sewls800/
Jowls800/
Showells776/
Sowelles773/
Schowles770/
Sobels73120/
Shawls7367/
Sobles7356/
Jowles736/
Sawles732/
Sewels731/
Sovles731/
Jowils731/
Sobils731/
Chowls730/
Cowils730/
Chowles67520/
Couwels67109/
Shawles6737/
Sewells6726/
Soubils6725/
Cowless6710/
Shewels675/
Soubles671/
Shawlls671/
Cowlles670/
Sawless670/
Shewles670/

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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 Sowls
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