Sowoe Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sowoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sowoe (23) may also be a first name.
Sowoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowoe occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowoe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Sowoe occurs mostly in Africa, where 36 percent of Sowoe reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 23 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Sowoe occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sohwoe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Soewoeh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sowou | 80 | 2,706 | / |
| Sawoe | 80 | 143 | / |
| Sowae | 80 | 54 | / |
| Zowoe | 80 | 34 | / |
| Cowoe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sewoe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jowoe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siowou | 73 | 53 | / |
| Saewoe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Coowoe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sowohi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sehwoe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sowoud | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sobohe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Soowoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sowahe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Souwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siewoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soowae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawoey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souwae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shewoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zohwoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowhoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soboea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowu | 67 | 3,887 | / |
| Chouwoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sowouth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saewoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savooey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saouhoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabooeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowaaed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawoer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Showaae | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sowoe
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