Sowmi Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Sowmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sowmi (275) may also be a first name.

Sowmi Last Name Facts

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

Sowmi is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sowmi.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowmi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowmi is the 1,497,948th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sowmi reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 535,844th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 275 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 6,039,885. In India Sowmi is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 49 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showmi911/
Sowma80337/
Sawmi80121/
Sowmy8029/
Sowme8011/
Zowmi803/
Sovmi802/
Sovmiz73785/
Sovmis737/
Sawmai732/
Showmy732/
Sobmai732/
Shuwmi731/
Shawmi731/
Showme731/
Sowmmy731/
Siewmui6730/
Sawmiea674/
Siewmei671/
Siewmoi671/
Showmay670/

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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 Sowmi
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