Sedwa Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sedwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sedwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1431:31,8104,130
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sedway91182/
Sedwad916/
Saedwa911/
Shedwa911/
Soedhwa8350/
Seedwah831/
Sidwa80456/
Sedua80431/
Sodwa8092/
Sadwa8022/
Setwa8018/
Gedwa8018/
Zedwa804/
Xedwa803/
Jedwa802/
Sedba802/
Sedva801/
Sedwe801/
Seidwaaz7714/
Sheadway770/
Sidhwa73429/
Sidway73140/
Saetwa7396/
Sidewa7331/
Shetwa7327/
Sadhwa7325/
Shedua7310/
Seduoa7310/
Seddua738/
Sadwah736/
Shadwa735/
Sedvad734/
Saidwa734/
Seadwy734/
Seduha732/
Zoedwa731/
Sidwah731/
Jedhwa731/
Jedwad731/
Siedwo731/
Setwai731/
Seduea731/
Sethwa731/
Sodwah731/
Sedwhe731/
Gedway730/
Shetwad6759/
Seyduat6720/
Saidway6713/
Sajdewa676/
Sideway675/
Seedbha672/
Shetway671/
Sheitwa671/
Zoedwah671/
Seiduah671/
Sehtwah671/
Seduath671/
Shedvad671/
Seidwer671/
Sidewwa671/
Siddway670/
Sedwith670/

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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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