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

The last name Sowo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻭ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 334,183^rd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,595,064 people. Sowo occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sowo reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sowo is also the 461,021^st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 357 people.

The last name Sowo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 107,387. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 68 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.