Sowore Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sowore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2541:697,41232,206
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Sowore (20) may also be a first name.

Sowore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowore is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 933,049th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sowore are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 697,412. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 72 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Edo, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souwore9215/
Soowore923/
Showore921/
Soworee921/
Sowor9169/
Sewore83583/
Sobore8375/
Sawore8330/
Soware8325/
Sowori836/
Jowore834/
Sowere832/
Sowora831/
Soworh831/
Sowuor831/
Sowure831/
Souware77197/
Suoware7781/
Showora7725/
Soovere7725/
Saboore7724/
Shobore779/
Sowares778/
Sowgori777/
Sawoure775/
Sawores774/
Soiware773/
Shewore772/
Sowareh772/
Szowora772/
Chowore771/
Suowgor771/
Soboire771/
Sowarez771/
Djowore771/
Sowarge771/
Sobor737,203/
Sawor73809/
Sovor73565/
Sowar73365/
Soiwaree7154/
Soovares7121/
Sooveere719/
Showorai718/
Souwuere711/
Souwerei711/
Souwouri711/
Showaere710/
Saboor6715,097/
Saware672,603/
Sabore672,177/
Siawor67355/
Sawere67296/
Suware67268/
Sewere67250/
Sowari67249/
Chowor67225/
Sawori67221/
Savore67191/
Sowara67128/
Sowery67110/
Sobori6766/
Savoor6758/
Sobare6752/
Shobor6737/
Sobour6736/
Joware6728/
Seware6725/
Sawora6724/
Sawgor6720/
Sosvor6716/
Showar6714/
Sawure6714/
Suobor6713/
Sovare6711/
Sovory6710/
Sowary6710/
Soboor678/
Soubor676/
Sovere676/
Sotvorets672/
Sovgor672/
Sawory672/
Souwar672/
Szobor672/
Sowatr672/
Cowori671/
Sobory671/
Sohwar671/
Soowar671/
Zowora671/
Shawor671/
Sovora671/
Sovori671/
Sowarz671/
Sowuar671/
Saworz671/
Suvore671/
Soovar671/
Soibor671/
Shovor670/
Sevore670/
Cawore670/

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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 Sowore
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