Sevetu Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sevetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sevetu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sevetu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sevetu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sevetu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Sevetu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sevetu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania Sevetu is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 95 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sebetu83147/
Savetu8318/
Sebethu7713/
Zevetus773/
Shivetu773/
Sebestu771/
Shevatu771/
Chisvetu7120/
Saveethu714/
Seibetou711/
Savatu6736/
Siwetu6726/
Gebetu6723/
Sibetu673/
Sebitu671/
Savotu671/
Sowetu671/
Sovotu671/
Sivotu671/
Sivitu671/
Sewatu671/
Savitu671/
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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 Sevetu
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