Sowor Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sowor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sowor (10) may also be a first name.

Sowor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowor is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sowor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 35 percent of Sowor live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Sowor is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and Liberia, where 28 percent are found.

Sowor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sowor last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowore91282/
Sowuor911/
Soworh911/
Souwore8315/
Soowore833/
Showore831/
Suowgor831/
Sobor807,203/
Sewor801,449/
Sawor80809/
Sovor80565/
Sowar80365/
Suwor80234/
Jowor806/
Sowur801/
Saboor7315,097/
Siawor73355/
Suboor73253/
Chowor73225/
Savoor7358/
Soewar7345/
Shobor7337/
Sobour7336/
Saewor7330/
Sawore7330/
Soware7325/
Sawgor7320/
Sosvor7316/
Showar7314/
Suobor7313/
Soboor738/
Sevoor736/
Soubor736/
Siewor734/
Seworh734/
Jowore734/
Suvoor733/
Sovgor732/
Szobor732/
Souwar732/
Sowatr732/
Joswor732/
Sowure731/
Saworz731/
Sowuar731/
Sowarz731/
Shawor731/
Coowor731/
Soowar731/
Soovar731/
Sohwar731/
Soibor731/
Jhowor731/
Shewor730/
Shovor730/
Souware67197/
Shovgor67105/
Shawour6796/
Suoware6781/
Shaboor6757/
Soobhar6720/
Zouwour678/
Schobor677/
Sawoure675/
Shohbor674/
Soiware673/
Sobhour672/
Shoibor672/
Saaboor671/
Chowore671/
Joworth671/
Shuboor671/
Shavoor671/
Ssaboor671/
Souchworth671/
Djowore671/
Soubour671/
Sabhoor671/
Shawoer670/
Suiword670/
Soushworth670/

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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 Sowor
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