Sowten Surname

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

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sowten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Sowten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowten is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Sowten reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

Sowten is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is most common in: Kent, where 52 percent are found, Surrey, where 22 percent are found and Berkshire, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

Sowten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowten has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sowten last name increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowten Last Name Statistics demography

Sowten earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $52,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showten920/
Scowten920/
Schowten861/
Soften832/
Sawten830/
Sewten830/
Softeng772/
Sawteen771/
Sobteen771/
Shoften771/
Showtyn771/
Scovten771/
Scowtin770/
Siowting711/
Shofthen711/
Schovten711/
Seften6743/
Sabten6718/
Coften6717/
Saften6711/
Softin6711/
Savten672/
Subten672/
Sawtin671/
Cowtin671/
Suften670/

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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 Sowten
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