Sowels

Sowels Meaning & Origin

About Sowels
The surname Sowels is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Sewal" or "Sewell," which itself is derived from the Old English elements "seofon" meaning "seven" and "wulf" meaning "wolf." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Sowels can be interpreted as "son of Sewal" or "descendant of Sewal," with Sewal being a name associated with the qualities of strength and bravery.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Sowels is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Sowels: 223
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 84,136
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sowels based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Sowels is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SLS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S042
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S OW1 AH0 L Z
🌐 IPA
/sowels*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sowels in Braille

Here's how to represent Sowels in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Sowels in braille

How to sign the name Sowels using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Sowels using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Sowels in sign language

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