Sowyer Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sowyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sowyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowyer occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Sowyer reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Sowyer is mostly concentrated in: California, where 50 percent reside, Alabama, where 13 percent reside and Montana, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Sowyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowyer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowyer Last Name Statistics demography

Sowyer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% less than the national average, earning $15,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowyerr923/
Showyer920/
Sawyer8391,375/
Sowier8339/
Sewyer833/
Sowger830/
Zowyer830/
Sawyerr7717,594/
Shawyer771,047/
Sawyier7734/
Sawyere7714/
Saweyer772/
Chowyer771/
Zoweyer771/
Sawyerp771/
Sawyert771/
Sawyerd770/
Sovyier770/
Sauwyer770/
Szawyer770/
D'Sawyer711/
Scawyerr711/
Sovier6779/
Sobier6759/
Suwier6758/
Sawier6752/
Savyer6713/
Zawyer676/
Sawger674/
Sowjir674/
Sovger672/
Sawyerová671/
Sewier671/
Shuwaiyer671/
Subyer671/
Sevyer670/
Cowier670/
Sawjer670/

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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 Sowyer
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