Sowsun Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Sowsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sowsun Last Name Facts

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

Sowsun is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowsun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Sowsun is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Sowsun reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,939,242. In Canada Sowsun is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Not including Canada Sowsun occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Sowsun Last Name Statistics demography

Sowsun earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 99.65% more than the national average, earning $99,191 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sovsun83110/
Sowson831/
Jowsoun771/
Showson770/
Chowsoun713/
Szewszun711/
Savsun6747/
Subsun671/
Sofson671/
Sauwjun6250/
Chowzun627/
Säfsund626/
Chowjun621/
Sovchun621/
Shevshun5721/
Chawsoun577/
Chawsaun575/
Chowchun575/
Seubsoun572/
Chavsoun571/
Chowchung534/
Savsunova533/
Szawdziun531/
Savcun50277/
Sawson5025/
Covzun5021/
Jafsun503/
Sufson500/

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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 Sowsun
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