Seruwe Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Seruwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seruwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Seruwe (77) may also be a first name.

Seruwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seruwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Seruwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seruwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seruwe are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Seruwe is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 77 people.

The surname Seruwe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 300,987. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent live, Free State, where 31 percent live and North West, where 23 percent live. Apart from South Africa Seruwe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Seruwe Last Name Statistics demography

Seruwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.68% less than the national average, earning R 129,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sseruwe9221/
Seruwa83165/
Serowe83112/
Soruwe8346/
Saruwe8313/
Siruwe8310/
Serube836/
Sereuw834/
Seriwe831/
Jeruwe831/
Sserube7720/
Sseruwa7718/
Sheruwa7712/
Geruwes777/
Saruwej774/
Serowey770/
Serubey770/
Sseruwajje751/
Ceruw734/
Siruw732/
Getrouwe716/
Serroube712/
Seruwaja711/
Serowy67182/
Serive6770/
Siruwa6757/
Serubi6754/
Seruby6745/
Siriwe6745/
Saruwi6741/
Soriwe6730/
Zeruwa6727/
Seriwi6715/
Soruve677/
Serowi676/
Seruwaggi675/
Saruve673/
Geruwi673/
Ceruwa671/
Sariwe671/
Sirowe671/
Sirube671/
Seroow671/
Scheruver670/

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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 Seruwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis