Sowinski

Sowinski Meaning & Origin

About Sowinski
The surname Sowinski is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Sowa, meaning "owl" in Polish. The suffix "-inski" is a common Polish surname ending, indicating "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Sowinski can be interpreted as "son of Sowa" or "descendant of Sowa." The name Sowa itself may have been a nickname given to someone who had owl-like characteristics or was associated with owls in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sowinski: 1,695
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,839
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.57

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sowinski 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 Sowinski is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SNSK
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S OW0 IH1 N S K IY0
🌐 IPA
/soʊˈɪnski/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sowinski in Braille

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

The name Sowinski in braille

How to sign the name Sowinski using Sign Language

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

The name Sowinski in sign language

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