Sows Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Sows Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sows Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sows is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sows click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sows? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sows is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sows are found; 50 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

Sows is most common in Taiwan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Senegal, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shows893,789/
Sohws890/
Showsh809/
Schows806/
Showse801/
Saws7576/
Sobs7517/
Jows7511/
Sews754/
Sowz754/
Sovs753/
Sowx751/
Suws751/
Schouws73116/
Szews67507/
Shaws6740/
Chows6731/
Siaws673/
Shofs673/
Xowfs671/
Sewsz671/
Sobsz671/
Soobs671/
Shews671/
Soofs671/
Sawse671/
Coows671/
Johws671/
Showz670/
Scews670/
Jowst670/
Cowss670/

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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 Sows
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