Serwaa Surname

24,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Serwaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serwaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana21,1971:1,275209
England1551:359,47125,733
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Serwaa (10,321) may also be a first name.

Serwaa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serwaa is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serwaa? popularity and diffusion

Serwaa is the 24,912th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 336,328 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Serwaa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,988th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 10,321 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 21,197 people, or 1 in 1,275. Excluding Ghana it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Serwaa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Serwaa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Serwaa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 42.06% less than the national average, earning $25,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning $42,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serwaah923,857/
Serwaya922/
Serwaat921/
Serwaja921/
Serwa912,726/
Sserwaja863/
Sserwaya861/
Serwah833,377/
Sherwa8391/
Serway8383/
Sserwa834/
Serwae832/
Saerwa831/
Serwai831/
Serwach77744/
Servaas77446/
Searway7765/
Servaia7729/
Scherwa7711/
Sehrwat779/
Serwatt777/
Sherwai776/
Sherwad773/
Serbaya773/
Sherway772/
Serwaji772/
Serweja771/
Sirwaha771/
Sirwaya771/
Shirwaa771/
Sarwa733,656/
Serba733,363/
Serva732,991/
Serwe73637/
Serwy73419/
Serua73184/
Sirwa7394/
Serwo7338/
Sorwa7332/
Gerwa7324/
Jerwa7324/
Serwi7314/
Zerwa734/
Srewa734/
Cerwa731/
Scherwat7168/
Scherwaß7123/
Shearwai714/
Sserwayi712/
Shervaya711/
Sserwadd711/
Sserwayo711/
Sserweya711/
Geeserwa711/
Sirhwaya711/
Serruaya711/
Servat672,713/
Shirwa671,887/
Sherba671,347/
Servas671,259/
Scerba67566/
Cherwa67538/
Sarwah67437/
Serbai67428/
Sierva67333/
Sherva67200/
Servai67192/
Serbay67168/
Sarway67133/
Servay67131/
Shorwa6795/
Sharwa6782/
Sierba6774/
Sarwea6772/
Sarwau6747/
Scherwath6746/
Djerwa6740/
Servaz6738/
Cerwas6734/
Sherwi6731/
Zerwua6726/
Sarwua6726/
Szerba6724/
Sarwai6721/
Sorwea6718/
Serwei6718/
Sarvaa6714/
Serwiś6714/
Serbaj6713/
Serbea6710/
Sirewa6710/
Sarwha679/
Szerwo678/
Gerway678/
Szerva676/
Sherbhaai675/
Sergeevaa674/
Sorway673/
Shervaiah673/
Serwuy673/
Servah673/
Sherbhaya672/
Sirwah672/
Sserwajje672/
Seruat672/
Serwes672/
Saarwa671/
Cerwat671/
Jerway671/
Gerwad671/
Sherua671/
Serwey671/
Serwid671/
Servae671/
Sorwah671/
Serweh671/
Gerbaa671/
Serwyo671/
Jerwah671/
Serrua671/
Seruas671/
Seruaz671/
Serwij671/
Sirwai671/
Shearwadd671/
Sserwe671/
Seerba671/
Serbau671/
Seirva671/
Gierwa671/
Sirwau671/
Soruaa671/
Sheerhwas671/
Sheerwast671/
Srewai671/
Sorwai671/
Cerway670/
Sirwas670/

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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 Serwaa
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