Sowun Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sowun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Sowun is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sowun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowun is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sowun are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand Sowun is primarily found in: Songkhla Province, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Thailand Sowun occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showgun833/
Sobun80434/
Sawun80176/
Suwun80135/
Sowon8019/
Sewun8011/
Jowun806/
Sowum803/
Saboun733,772/
Sobhun73298/
Saewun73191/
Sawaun7383/
Shawun7342/
Soibun7317/
Saawun739/
Shewun737/
Shovun736/
Suvoun736/
Soboun735/
Savoun735/
Siobun734/
Shuwun734/
Sewaun733/
Soowon732/
Sewoun732/
Showon732/
Sobuun731/
Soevun731/
Soubun731/
Soobun731/
Sowoum731/
Souwon731/
Sawund731/
Sawoun731/
Shobun731/
Suwwun731/
Seewun731/
Suboun731/
Soywon731/
Sovaun731/
Sowoussin711/
Shaboun67509/
Sahboun67306/
Soobhun6749/
Shovhun6748/
Saawaun6713/
Shovgun6712/
Shawoun6711/
Choowun673/
Saaboun671/
Saewuun671/
Cowhoun671/
Saewwun671/
Shoubun671/
Chowhun671/
Souboun671/
Shawhun670/
Showhon670/

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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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