View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Sewa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻮ, Hindi: सेवा, Oriya: େସୱା) has its highest incidence in Benin. It may occur in the variant forms: Séwa. For other potential spellings of Sewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 47,851^st most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 674,960 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Sewa are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,309^th most common first name internationally, borne by 39,755 people.

Sewa is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 2,566 people, or 1 in 4,028. In Benin Sewa is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 48 percent reside, Zou Department, where 13 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Benin it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 19 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Sewa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sewa surname is predominantly Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

The amount Sewa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 74.5% less than the national average, earning R 60,588 per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.