Sowyers Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sowyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sowyers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowyers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sowyers.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowyers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sowyers live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most frequent in: Arkansas, where 67 percent are found, Louisiana, where 14 percent are found and Washington, where 10 percent are found.

Sowyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sowyers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sowyers surname rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowyers Last Name Statistics demography

Sowyers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawyers868,740/
Sewyers862/
Cowyers861/
Soweers861/
Saweyers801/
Shawyers801/
Savoyers800/
Sawiers7115/
Saweirs719/
Soviers712/
Cawyers711/
Sobiers711/
Sovoers710/
Sawgers710/
Souviers671/
Schovaers6332/
Schauwears591/
Saviers57192/
Sabiers5765/
Savours5710/
Seviers575/
Saveurs572/
Shaviers5319/
Sauveurs532/
Sieviers532/

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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 Sowyers
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