Sowya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sowya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sowya (25) may also be a first name.

Sowya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowya is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowya is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sowya is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sowya live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sowya is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 159,356,773. Barring Bangladesh Sowya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowyah912/
Soweya911/
Sowjya911/
Showeya831/
Sowaiya831/
Sowaaya831/
Sobya801,302/
Suwya8018/
Sawya8011/
Sewya808/
Sowja805/
Sovya804/
Sowia803/
Sowyo801/
Jowya801/
Saweya73199/
Sowiha7318/
Sobhya7313/
Sawyea7313/
Sawyah736/
Suwyah734/
Shawya734/
Soweja734/
Sobyha732/
Scovya731/
Shovya731/
Soobya731/
Sowiah731/
Sowiea730/
Shawyat673,492/
Sowieja67289/
Sawaiya67250/
Soobyah6730/
Souweha6719/
Sewaaya6714/
Sovaiya6711/
Shobyah679/
Shaweya678/
Sohwiah678/
Shovyah676/
Chowyas674/
Jowaiya673/
Sawyaah672/
Soweija671/
Suwaiya671/
Jowyatt671/
Chowhya671/
Zhoweya671/
Sobaiya671/
Soyuiah671/
Sawayea671/
Shauwya671/
Suwayya671/
Shawyah671/
Sawayya671/
Chowyat671/

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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 Sowya
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