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

The last name Sowo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻭ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sowo click here.

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

This last name is the 334,183^rd most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,595,064 people. The last name 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. It is also the 461,021^st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 357 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 493 people, or 1 in 107,387. In Tanzania Sowo is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 68 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.