Sowunmi Surname
Approximately 4,434 people bear this surname
Sowunmi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,105 | 1:43,153 | 3,386 |
| England | 168 | 1:331,655 | 24,447 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Sowunmi (147) may also be a first name.
Sowunmi Demographics
Average Sowunmi Salary in
United States
$43,974 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Sowunmi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sowunmi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sowunmi is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sowunmi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 105,570th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,643,560 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sowunmi are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowunmi is also the 760,591st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 147 people.
The surname Sowunmi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,105 people, or 1 in 43,153. In Nigeria Sowunmi is most frequent in: Ogun, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Sowunmi occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Sowunmi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sowunmi surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64% registered with the party.
The amount Sowunmi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $57,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showunmi | 93 | 4,109 | / |
| Sohwunmi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sowuunmi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sowounmi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sowunmiss | 88 | 3 | / |
| Showunmii | 88 | 1 | / |
| Showunnmi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Showumnmi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Showwunmi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sowummi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sowonmi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sobunmi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sawunmi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Suwunmi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Showonmi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Showummi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suwunma | 71 | 30 | / |
| Subunmi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Sawunma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabunmi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabounmy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Savunmma | 53 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sowunmi
- 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