Sehwane Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sehwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sehwane (8) may also be a first name.
Sehwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sehwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sehwane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sehwane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sehwane are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sehwane is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 8 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Limpopo, where 50 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sehwane
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