Sowolu Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sowolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowoolu | 92 | 73 | / |
| Showolu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Showoolu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sobolu | 83 | 68 | / |
| Sowelu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Zowolu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sovolou | 77 | 74 | / |
| Soboolu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shawolu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shobolu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sobolou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sobuoğlu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Souwalut | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shoboolu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sawoulou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chowollu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siovolou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawolou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaboolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sewalu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Sabolu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Sawelu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sawulu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sewelu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Savolu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sawalu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Suwulu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sobulu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jawolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suwalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jouwoulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zawolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sevolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souboulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowalu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sowolu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis