Sowta Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sowta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sowta 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
India951:8,074,372169,494
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Sowta (64) may also be a first name.

Sowta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowta is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowta is the 1,882,912th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sowta live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sowta is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 64 people.

The surname Sowta is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 8,074,372. In India Sowta is most numerous in: Telangana, where 94 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found and Meghalaya, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

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
Sowtha916/
Sowtay911/
Showta911/
Showtay837/
Showtah831/
Softa802,451/
Sewta8040/
Sawta8024/
Sowti8023/
Suwta8022/
Sovta8014/
Sobta8010/
Cowta803/
Sowto803/
Sowte802/
Sowty802/
Chowta73867/
Softah73522/
Softas7384/
Shewta7345/
Sowtis7323/
Shawta7318/
Sowtys7316/
Showty7310/
Seewta7310/
Soufta739/
Sophta738/
Softaj737/
Sauwta736/
Sohvta734/
Showte733/
Sowthe731/
Soubta731/
Shobta731/
Sovtap731/
Scofta731/
Djowta731/
Sobtta731/
Jsawta731/
Sowtes730/
Souftas6759/
Chowtha6720/
Shawtah6711/
Showtis6711/
Shawtay676/
Showthi673/
Chowtai673/
Shoufta671/
Schowte671/
Soubtai671/
Souftta671/
Shawtai671/
Schobta670/
Sowther670/
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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 Sowta
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