Sowonu Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sowonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sowonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sowonu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowonu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sowonu live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Sowonu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Sowonu is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Sowonu is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowonou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sowounou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Souwonou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sowongou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zowonu | 83 | 1,528 | / |
| Sewonu | 83 | 1,061 | / |
| Sowanu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Suwonu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Jowonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sowenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sowanou | 77 | 1,938 | / |
| Zowonou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sowenou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Souwoungou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Souwanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sewounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sowannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sowhannu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabonu | 67 | 321 | / |
| Sewanu | 67 | 264 | / |
| Sawanu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Soubounou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sewenu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sawenu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jowanu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sawunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souwungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siewonnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suwanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobanu | 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 Sowonu
- 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