Sowol Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

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

Sowol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

The alternate forms: Sowól (8) are calculated separately.

Sowol (43) may also be a first name.

Sowol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowol occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sowól. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowol? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sowol is the 1,871,545th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Sowol live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Sowol is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 43 people.

The surname Sowol is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Sowol Last Name Statistics demography

Sowol earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowól938/
Sowole911,532/
Showol913/
Showole831,013/
Sobol8027,939/
Sowul80696/
Sowal80206/
Sovol8019/
Sawol8018/
Sewol8012/
Suwol8010/
Jowol801/
Zowol801/
Shawol731,455/
Soboll73577/
Sowale73455/
Soboul73190/
Sewohl73140/
Soobul73140/
Sojwal73102/
Soowal7377/
Sawool7362/
Showul7334/
Soboil7330/
Showal7327/
Sobool7326/
Sovold7314/
Sobolh7312/
Sowaal7311/
Sabool7310/
Sawole739/
Sawoul739/
Savool737/
Sowall736/
Sewoul736/
Soobal734/
Sojbol734/
Soubol733/
Siobol733/
Sewoll732/
Soybol732/
Suwole731/
Cowoll731/
Sovoul731/
Sowhal731/
Soswal731/
Sosvol731/
Szobol731/
Sowule731/
Sohwal731/
Sobhol731/
Sowgal731/
Shuwol731/
Schoßwohl716/
Shabool6712,053/
Schoiswohl67455/
Showale67173/
Sjovold6771/
Schoyswohl6753/
Schoißwohl6736/
Soobaul6732/
Sjowall6730/
Souwale6728/
Shawole6718/
Sobhoul6716/
Schosswohl679/
Shawoel679/
Souboul675/
Soowall673/
Shovold673/
Soowale672/
Shooval671/
Jashwol671/
Schowal671/
Sjabool671/
Souwwal671/
Schoyßwohl671/
Sovolle671/
Sjovoll671/
Siowale671/
Showalt670/
Scowall670/
Showall670/

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