Sowu Surname
Approximately 3,887 people bear this surname
Sowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,425 | 1:11,143 | 1,489 |
| Togo | 1,365 | 1:5,310 | 1,020 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Sowu (30) may also be a first name.
Sowu Demographics
Average Sowu Salary in
United States
$39,569 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sowu occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowu? popularity and diffusion
Sowu is the 118,297th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,874,851 people. Sowu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sowu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowu is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name globally, held by 30 people.
The last name Sowu is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,425 people, or 1 in 11,143. Excluding Ghana this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Sowu Last Name Statistics demography
Sowu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $39,569 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowou | 89 | 2,706 | / |
| Soewu | 89 | 408 | / |
| Showu | 89 | 89 | / |
| Sowgu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sowuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sowuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sohwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Siowou | 80 | 53 | / |
| Shoewu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Shouwu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sowoud | 80 | 6 | / |
| Showui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sowuth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Souwou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sowhud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Showhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sobu | 75 | 2,233 | / |
| Sawu | 75 | 1,435 | / |
| Suwu | 75 | 1,105 | / |
| Sewu | 75 | 314 | / |
| Sovu | 75 | 120 | / |
| Zowu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jowu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sowouth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sobuj | 67 | 26,635 | / |
| Sabou | 67 | 9,431 | / |
| Shobu | 67 | 3,345 | / |
| Shewu | 67 | 1,387 | / |
| Sobou | 67 | 948 | / |
| Suwuh | 67 | 813 | / |
| Savou | 67 | 750 | / |
| Shawu | 67 | 381 | / |
| Saewu | 67 | 271 | / |
| Shuwu | 67 | 213 | / |
| Sovau | 67 | 159 | / |
| Suwau | 67 | 72 | / |
| Sovut | 67 | 72 | / |
| Soibu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sawou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Zouwu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sawau | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sobhu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Saawu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zowou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sjovu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chowu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sawui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sowoe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sobau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shovu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sauwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sovup | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suwou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sawhu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sawuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jowuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zuowu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zaswu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soubu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sovou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sehwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sobeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Subou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsuwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siuwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowouhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjowuist | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sowu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis