Sowna Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sowna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sowna (37) may also be a first name.

Sowna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowna is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sowna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Sowna is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sowna reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.

Sowna is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Sowna is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Barring India it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sownna912/
Sownga912/
Showna911/
Sowa8951,600/
Hsownay831/
Shownas831/
Showa801,006/
Sawna8053/
Szowa8023/
Sobna802/
Sxowa801/
Jowna801/
Shawna73533/
Sowney7391/
Chowna7331/
Shobna7315/
Sobhna7310/
Sawnah732/
Sawnaj731/
Souvna731/
Sownoi731/
Sawnna730/
Sova6721,879/
Zowa672,207/
Shobhna67138/
Shawnna6718/
Sawhnay678/
Showney671/
Shawnea671/
Chownai671/
Jownath671/
Shawnai671/
Shawnay671/
Sowhney671/
Shoubna671/
Sobenna671/
Xowa671/

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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 Sowna
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