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Last name Sowe (Sowe , سووي, หว่าน) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Sowe is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Gambia, where it is a common surname, Gabon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sierra Leone. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Senegal. Much less frequently, Sowe is the forename as well as the last name.