Family name Sowon (Sowon 
, 소원 , ソウォン) , around the globe, is a rare cognomen. The surname Sowon is characteristic of South Korea, where it is a rare surname, Vietnam, where it is a very rare surname, and Thailand, where it is an extremely rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in South Korea, China, and Vietnam. More frequently, Sowon is the forename as well as the last name.