Sahewal Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sahewal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahewal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal511:558,4504,608
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
India201:38,353,269431,471

Sahewal Last Name Facts

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

Sahewal (Hindi: साहेवाल, Marathi: साहेवाल, Oriya: ସାେହୱାଲ) occurs most in Nepal. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sahewal.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahewal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sahewal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 558,450. In Nepal it is most common in: Mechi, where 96 percent live and Koshi, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nepal Sahewal occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 28 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahiwal86323/
Saheval8620/
Sahiwaal805/
Shahiwal801/
Jahaewal801/
Jaewal772/
Saeval771/
Schoewald752/
Sahival71109/
Saevale712/
Jaheval712/
Shaevale675/
Shahival675/
Jaeshwal671/
Sahibhal671/
Shaejval671/
Seaywall671/
Shoeball670/
Shahivale6323/
Jaeval621/
Jaeswal5725/
Saevold573/
Caevall571/
Sääwald571/
Jaewole571/
Jahival571/
Sahivole532/
Jaoiswal531/
Jhojheval504/
Saijaibal501/
Jaiyeswal501/

Sahewal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahewal in the Oriya language
ସାେହୱାଲsaehawala-
Sahewal in the Marathi language
साहेवालsahevala-
Sahewal in the Hindi language
साहेवालsahevala75
सहेवालsahevala25

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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
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  • 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 Sahewal
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