Sowoi Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Sowoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sowoi (20) may also be a first name.
Sowoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowoi is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowoi? popularity and diffusion
Sowoi is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Sowoi live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Sowoi is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Sowoi is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 293,902. In Liberia Sowoi is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 67 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Sowoi
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