Soww Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Soww Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soww Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Soww Last Name Facts

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

Soww occurs more in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soww? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soww is the 11,742,229th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Soww live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

Soww is most numerous in Senegal, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 14,579,342. In Senegal Soww is mostly found in: Louga Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Senegal this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showw891/
Sow861,076,990/
Schoww800/
Sowa7551,600/
Show7537,416/
Siow7510,640/
Souw75546/
Soow7571/
Saww7510/
Sohw759/
Sowh759/
Soew757/
Sowf756/
Sowz754/
Ssow753/
Soiw752/
Xsow752/
Sowp752/
Sosw752/
Coww751/
Sgow751/
Sxow751/
Szow751/
Sjow751/
Sowt751/
Sowv751/
Soyw751/
Suow751/
Suww751/
Schowwe736/
Schow671,973/
Showa671,006/
Sjouw67138/
Shouw6749/
Szowa6723/
Choww675/
Shaww674/
Sahww673/
Shoow673/
Hsiow671/
Sgaww671/
Showf671/
Sshow671/
Shhow671/
Showp671/
Shoew670/
Sohws670/
Scouw670/
Showt670/
Showz670/

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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 Soww
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