Sevu Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1571:294,13918,825
India381:20,185,931296,209
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sevu (1,665) may also be a first name.

Sevu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sevu (Hindi: सेवू, Marathi: सेवु) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sevu are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 188,704th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,665 people.

Sevu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya it is most common in: Machakos County, where 38 percent reside, Makueni County, where 32 percent reside and Kitui County, where 30 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Sevu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sevou89166/
Sevau8922/
Sevut8920/
Shevu8914/
Sevgu8912/
Sevus892/
Seevu892/
Seveu891/
Sievu891/
Sevup891/
Sevaux80294/
Sevush8032/
Seveus808/
Sevous805/
Sheivu804/
Seuvou802/
Shevhu801/
Sheevu801/
Seyvou801/
Sevaud801/
Savu7524,074/
Sebu751,893/
Jevu751,230/
Sivu75599/
Sewu75314/
Sovu75120/
Gevu7583/
Cevu753/
Xevu753/
Syvu752/
Zevu752/
Sîvu751/
Sevault73505/
Seyvaud738/
Sievhuy731/
Sevuyst731/
Shevaux730/
Seibu676,944/
Sebou672,216/
Shewu671,387/
Shebu67720/
Sewou67677/
Shavu67604/
Soewu67408/
Savau67385/
Shivu67299/
Saewu67271/
Sebus67183/
Sovau67159/
Sebau67155/
Sempu67153/
Chevu67123/
Seebu67105/
Sibeu6787/
Szavu6764/
Sebut6762/
Saavu6758/
Siebu6758/
Sivud6745/
Savui6742/
Sebhu6734/
Sebeu6733/
Sebud6733/
Săvuț6729/
Saivu6726/
Sebuh6722/
Cevuz6722/
Sivou6722/
Sjovu6714/
Gevus6711/
Sevoo6710/
Shovu6710/
Seabu677/
Zevou674/
Saveu674/
Sivau673/
Ssebu673/
Sehwu673/
Sebuu672/
Sebuy672/
Sewuh672/
Seybu672/
Savuy672/
Jeevu671/
Savhu671/
Sewux671/
Sovuh671/
Sovui671/
Seuwu671/
Sebuí671/
Jevuh671/
Zeveu671/
Seywu671/
Seweu671/
Seubu671/
Siweu671/
Siveu671/
Seewu671/
Syvuz671/
Sovuj671/
Sewui671/
Jevui671/
Sjavu671/
Sevoe671/
Scebu671/
Çevuş671/
Jevus670/

Sevu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sevu in the Marathi language
सेवुsevu57.87
सेवूsevu41.62
सेवाseva0.25
शेवूsevu0.25
Sevu in the Hindi language
सेवूsevu57.14
सेवुsevu42.86

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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 Sevu
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