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

Sown has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sown? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sown is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Sown live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sown is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 100 percent are found. Outside of The United States Sown occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the surname decreased 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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