Sew Surname
Approximately 3,508 people bear this surname
Sew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,843 | 1:16,003 | 1,581 |
| Mauritius | 271 | 1:4,773 | 960 |
| South Africa | 189 | 1:286,655 | 27,999 |
| Singapore | 141 | 1:39,062 | 1,450 |
| India | 131 | 1:5,855,461 | 138,626 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| New Zealand | 122 | 1:37,117 | 6,329 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Canada | 83 | 1:443,923 | 38,562 |
| Philippines | 73 | 1:1,386,825 | 100,991 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Guyana | 20 | 1:38,111 | 3,813 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Sew (16,634) may also be a first name.
Sew Demographics
Average Male Sew Height
177.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ, Oriya: େସୱ) is found most in Malaysia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sew? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 129,054th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,077,408 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Sew live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sew is also the 43,196th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 16,634 people.
The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,843 people, or 1 in 16,003. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Johor, where 21 percent live and Perak, where 9 percent live. Besides Malaysia it is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Sew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sew surname rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sew last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.76% more than the national average, earning R 467,568 per year; in United States they earn 9.92% less than the national average, earning $38,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,452 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siew | 86 | 17,169 | / |
| Shew | 86 | 4,043 | / |
| Sewe | 86 | 3,384 | / |
| Seaw | 86 | 109 | / |
| Seew | 86 | 72 | / |
| Szew | 86 | 30 | / |
| Seuw | 86 | 12 | / |
| Seiw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sevw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seww | 86 | 1 | / |
| Siewe | 75 | 6,703 | / |
| Szews | 75 | 507 | / |
| Shiew | 75 | 220 | / |
| Szewe | 75 | 109 | / |
| Sseew | 75 | 77 | / |
| Hseew | 75 | 64 | / |
| Schew | 75 | 57 | / |
| Seewe | 75 | 25 | / |
| Sheew | 75 | 19 | / |
| Seiwe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Shewe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jseew | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sheaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seejw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hsiew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ssewe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shews | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seisw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sewhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sewsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjiew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seehw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szewz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheuw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scews | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sev | 67 | 5,708 | / |
| Sef | 67 | 3,000 | / |
| Seb | 67 | 2,307 | / |
| Jew | 67 | 2,171 | / |
| Siw | 67 | 140 | / |
| Gew | 67 | 81 | / |
| Scheew | 67 | 58 | / |
| Zew | 67 | 51 | / |
| Shewhe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cew | 67 | 30 | / |
| Säw | 67 | 21 | / |
| Syw | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sheejw | 67 | 18 | / |
| Saheew | 67 | 8 | / |
| Xew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Schiew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seeeew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hsheew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheeww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szewch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shewsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schews | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shewch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shehew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schewp | 67 | 0 | / |
Sew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sew in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୱ | esawa | - |
| Sew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮ | sw | 91.67 |
| ﺻﻮﻩ | swh | 8.33 |
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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
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- 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 Sew
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