Sowong Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sowong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2981:237,04140,154
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sowong (232) may also be a first name.

Sowong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowong is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 839,220th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sowong are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 588,797th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 232 people.

The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 237,041. In Thailand Sowong is most frequent in: Nakhon Phanom Province, where 99 percent are found, Phetchabun Province, where 0 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Thailand Sowong is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siowong9230/
Sowongs924/
Soiwong922/
Sowwong921/
Sowonng921/
Soewong921/
Sowhong921/
Soowoong862/
Sowhoong861/
Shoowong861/
Sawong832,227/
Suwong831,456/
Sobong83180/
Sewong83127/
Sowang8359/
Soweng8354/
Sovong8311/
Jowong832/
Saewong776,375/
Suiwong7764/
Souvong7750/
Siawong7740/
Sohwang7739/
Joowong7730/
Showeng7724/
Shawong7718/
Showang7716/
Seewong7714/
Suboong7714/
Sawwong778/
Chowong778/
Shobong776/
Soobong774/
Sahwong774/
Souwang773/
Soowang771/
Joiwong771/
Joywong771/
Soubong771/
Sauwong771/
Sawonng771/
Seuwong771/
Saboong771/
Soivong771/
Suowang771/
Suwoong771/
Sehwong771/
Choowong71618/
Choiwong71398/
Sowaseng71250/
Sahawong7117/
Saewhong7113/
Chouwong7112/
Saehwong7110/
Soubhong714/
Soobhang713/
Choywong713/
Chowwong713/
Siewhong712/
Shouwang711/
Chowhong711/
Sawang675,450/
Subong672,806/
Sewang671,866/
Sabong671,407/
Suwang67430/
Saweng67219/
Sobang67212/
Savong67187/
Sawung6788/
Jowang6738/
Jawong6734/
Chouywong6723/
Suwung6721/
Zewong6716/
Suvong6711/
Sovang677/
Sevong673/
Soveng672/
Sajchwong672/
Zawong672/
Shachwong671/
Zobong671/
Sobung671/

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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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  • 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 Sowong
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