Sowun Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sowun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sowun (10) may also be a first name.
Sowun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sowun occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sowun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sowun reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Songkhla Province, where 50 percent reside. Besides Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showgun | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sobun | 80 | 434 | / |
| Sawun | 80 | 176 | / |
| Suwun | 80 | 135 | / |
| Sowon | 80 | 19 | / |
| Sewun | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jowun | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sowum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Saboun | 73 | 3,772 | / |
| Sobhun | 73 | 298 | / |
| Saewun | 73 | 191 | / |
| Sawaun | 73 | 83 | / |
| Shawun | 73 | 42 | / |
| Soibun | 73 | 17 | / |
| Saawun | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shewun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shovun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Suvoun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Soboun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Savoun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Siobun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shuwun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sewaun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Soowon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sewoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Showon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sobuun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soevun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soubun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soobun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawund | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shobun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suwwun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seewun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suboun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soywon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sovaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowoussin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaboun | 67 | 509 | / |
| Sahboun | 67 | 306 | / |
| Soobhun | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shovhun | 67 | 48 | / |
| Saawaun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shovgun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shawoun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Choowun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saaboun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saewuun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saewwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoubun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chowhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souboun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawhun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Showhon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sowun
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