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

The surname Sewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻮ, Hindi: सेवा, Oriya: େସୱା) is most common in Benin. It can also be rendered as: Séwa. Click here for further possible spellings of Sewa.

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

The surname is the 47,851^st most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 674,960 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Sewa reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,309^th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 39,755 people.

Sewa is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 2,566 people, or 1 in 4,028. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 48 percent reside, Zou Department, where 13 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 12 percent reside. Not including Benin it occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 19 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Sewa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the 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.