Sowo Surname

334,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4931:107,38710,430
Indonesia2191:603,87847,961
Nigeria1951:908,42439,344
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Ivory Coast501:461,42515,070
Liberia431:102,5248,134
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sowo (357) may also be a first name.

Sowo Last Name Facts

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

Sowo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻭ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sowo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 334,183rd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,595,064 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sowo reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 461,021st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 357 people.

The surname Sowo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 107,387. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 68 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent live and Njombe Region, where 11 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowou892,706/
Sowho89228/
Showo89131/
Sohwo89108/
Sowoy8935/
Sowoh8933/
Sowoi8929/
Souwo8910/
Suowo896/
Soiwo895/
Soewo894/
Siowo891/
Ssowo891/
Siowou8053/
Sowood8030/
Sowoud806/
Soowoo804/
Souwou802/
Showoy801/
Sowhoo801/
Sowosz801/
Sowoch801/
Showho801/
Schowo800/
Sowa7551,600/
Sobo755,340/
Sawo754,956/
Sovo75732/
Suwo75630/
Jowo75581/
Sewo75562/
Zowo7576/
Sowouth732/
Sowwood730/
Sowah6736,759/
Shovo6714,653/
Saboo673,315/
Chowo672,310/
Sobho671,068/
Showa671,006/
Shobo67983/
Sobou67948/
Siobo67749/
Soboi67608/
Soboy67600/
Sooba67453/
Shawo67404/
Sawoo67255/
Suobo67224/
Sawoy67214/
Djowo67131/
Savoo67110/
Souwa67102/
Soubo6788/
Sawoh6757/
Sawou6750/
Sawoi6746/
Sewoo6744/
Soboň6738/
Saewo6735/
Jowot6731/
Soibo6728/
Soova6727/
Sohwa6724/
Szowa6723/
Shewo6722/
Siawo6721/
Sahwo6720/
Seuwo6719/
Suwoh6717/
Zowou6716/
Sewoh6715/
Sauwo6715/
Soobo6715/
Soboj6714/
Ssawo6713/
Soboo6711/
Saawo6711/
Sevoo6710/
Sawos6710/
Sawoś6710/
Zowoi679/
Suwoi678/
Suovo678/
Zhowo677/
Siowa677/
Soewa677/
Suwou676/
Jouwo676/
Seewo676/
Jowoi675/
Sewoi675/
Cowoh675/
Sowha674/
Sovod674/
Soiwa673/
Sowua673/
Siovo673/
Sovou673/
Sotvo673/
Sovoy672/
Suouo672/
Sawoa672/
Sosuo672/
Joiwo672/
Ssobo672/
Sovoh672/
Sowwa672/
Soboľ672/
Szewo672/
Jowho672/
Soowa671/
Suwoy671/
Sovot671/
Juowo671/
Sowaa671/
Suowa671/
Sovos671/
Soevo671/
Joowo671/
Siuwo671/
Shuwo671/
Sowouhou671/
Giowo671/
Cowoj671/
Sovoi671/
Sxowa671/
Sawoz671/
Sxuwo671/
Xsuwo671/
Cuowo671/
Jowou671/

Sowo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎﻭsaw-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sowo
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