Sown Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sown (26) may also be a first name.

Sown Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sown is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sown? popularity and diffusion

Sown is the 4,649,889th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Sown is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Sown are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 26 people.

The surname Sown is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Sown is most frequent in: California, where 100 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 22 percent are found and Myanmar, where 22 percent are found.

Sown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sown has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sown last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sown Last Name Statistics demography

Sown earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 197.42% more than the national average, earning $128,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shown893,584/
Sowin89167/
Sowen8942/
Sowyn899/
Sowne892/
Soewn891/
Showen80477/
Souwin80168/
Souwen8036/
Soewin809/
Schown808/
Shouwn802/
Showin801/
Soween801/
Shownn801/
Sawn75898/
Jown7511/
Sewn756/
Suwn756/
Sovn751/
Sobn751/
Zown751/
Schowin739/
Uamsown732/
Shouwen732/
Soe'win732/
Sgowina731/
Shawn6711,062/
Sawin674,594/
Chown673,563/
Sobin671,924/
Soben67235/
Suwyn67200/
Suwin67185/
Sewin67155/
Sobyn67135/
Suwen67124/
Sewen67104/
Schowing67103/
Jowin6748/
Sawne6743/
Zowin6738/
Schouwen6725/
Säwén6717/
Sewén6715/
Zowen6711/
Sobín679/
Sahwn674/
Jowhn674/
Sauwn674/
Sawyn674/
Souwinne673/
Giown673/
Sowim672/
Shewn672/
Soyswing672/
Saawn672/
Souwenne671/
Säwen671/
Suwwn671/
Soovn671/
Sohvn671/
Sovnc671/
Sjawn671/
Sobhn671/
Suywn671/
Sovne671/
Jowne671/
Jownd671/
Sawnn670/
Cohwn670/

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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 Sown
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