Sedwa Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Sedwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 143 | 1:31,810 | 4,130 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sedwa (52) may also be a first name.
Sedwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sedwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sedwa occurs more in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sedwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 990,978th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Sedwa live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name internationally, held by 52 people.
The surname Sedwa is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 31,810. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 89 percent reside, Gaza Governorate, where 6 percent reside and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Barring Palestine Sedwa exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedway | 91 | 182 | / |
| Sedwad | 91 | 6 | / |
| Saedwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shedwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Soedhwa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Seedwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sidwa | 80 | 456 | / |
| Sedua | 80 | 431 | / |
| Sodwa | 80 | 92 | / |
| Sadwa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Setwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gedwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Zedwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Xedwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jedwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sedba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sedva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sedwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seidwaaz | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sheadway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sidhwa | 73 | 429 | / |
| Sidway | 73 | 140 | / |
| Saetwa | 73 | 96 | / |
| Sidewa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Shetwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Sadhwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Shedua | 73 | 10 | / |
| Seduoa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Seddua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sadwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shadwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sedvad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saidwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Seadwy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Seduha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zoedwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sidwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jedhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jedwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siedwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Setwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seduea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sethwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sodwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sedwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gedway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shetwad | 67 | 59 | / |
| Seyduat | 67 | 20 | / |
| Saidway | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sajdewa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sideway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seedbha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shetway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheitwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoedwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seiduah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehtwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seduath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shedvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seidwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sidewwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siddway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sedwith | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sedwa
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