Sowole Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3201:134,1998,682
England1011:551,66433,983
Ivory Coast651:354,94212,641
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sowole (36) may also be a first name.

Sowole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowole is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sowole click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 257,166th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sowole are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowole is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 36 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,320 people, or 1 in 134,199. In Nigeria Sowole is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 48 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.

Sowole Last Name Statistics demography

Sowole earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showole921,013/
Sowol9198/
Sowale83455/
Sobole83103/
Sowola8324/
Sowele8316/
Sowoli8311/
Sawole839/
Showol833/
Sewole833/
Suwole831/
Sowule831/
Shobole77224/
Showale77173/
Souwale7728/
Showola7719/
Shawole7718/
Sowolla7710/
Soubole778/
Sowaleh774/
Sowoola773/
Soowale772/
Sojwele772/
Sowolly771/
Soewele771/
Siowale771/
Sovolle771/
Sowelei771/
Soboyle771/
Sowelle770/
Sobol7327,939/
Sowal73206/
Sovol7319/
Sawol7318/
Sowól738/
Siawolee717/
Showaler716/
Showoola713/
Shoowale712/
Siawolie711/
Shobolle711/
Sawale672,660/
Shawol671,455/
Sewale671,364/
Sowula67725/
Soboll67577/
Sobale67561/
Sawule67475/
Sewele67443/
Sabole67410/
Sawele67297/
Sowali67215/
Sowala67206/
Soboul67190/
Soweli67133/
Suwale67104/
Sojwal67102/
Sobule6783/
Soowal6777/
Sovale6770/
Sawool6762/
Zobole6751/
Sawola6751/
Savole6741/
Zowele6733/
Subole6731/
Soboil6730/
Showal6727/
Sobool6726/
Zowale6718/
Sovold6714/
Sovola6712/
Sobolh6712/
Sowaal6711/
Sawoli6711/
Sabool6710/
Sawoul679/
Savool677/
Sowall676/
Schoßwohl676/
Sovule675/
Sobolj674/
Jowale674/
Soobal674/
Jovole674/
Suwola674/
Sojbol674/
Schowaler673/
Siobol673/
Soubol673/
Sowuli673/
Sovoli672/
Soybol672/
Cowale671/
Showaller671/
Showatler671/
Sovolj671/
Sovoul671/
Sowhal671/
Soswal671/
Sosvol671/
Jawole671/
Jowoli671/
Sovele671/
Szobol671/
Xobole671/
Sohwal671/
Sobhol671/
Sowgal671/

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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
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  • 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 Sowole
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