Sowoolu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowoolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sowoolu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
England161:3,482,379114,324
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sowoolu Last Name Facts

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

Sowoolu is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sowoolu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowoolu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sowoolu live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 64 percent live, Oyo, where 11 percent live and Ogun, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Sowoolu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showoolu935/
Sowolu922/
Soboolu868/
Showolu861/
Shoboolu806/
Sobolu7768/
Zowolu771/
Sovolou7174/
Shawolu713/
Shobolu713/
Sobolou712/
Zobooğlu6780/
Sobuoğlu6716/
Souwalut679/
Sawoulou673/
Siovolou671/
Shawolou671/
Shaboolu671/
Chowollu671/
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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 Sowoolu
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