Sewabo Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sewabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1451:71,2808,604
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Sewabo (130) may also be a first name.

Sewabo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sewabo is found most frequently in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewabo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,058,336th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sewabo live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 130 people.

The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 71,280. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 53 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Rwanda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shewabo921/
Siwabo8328/
Sebabo8316/
Sewaba834/
Sewobo831/
Zewabo831/
Sawabo831/
Sowabo831/
Sebabou7739/
Shebabo7734/
Sebaboy772/
Szewaba771/
Ssebabo771/
Sewoubo771/
Siwaibo771/
Schebabo7111/
Djewabou711/
Zeiwabou711/
Sheavobo711/
Seboba67503/
Sawaba67385/
Sebobo6759/
Sebaba6744/
Sowaba6716/
Sheavoboh6710/
Siwobo679/
Sewovo678/
Zebabo677/
Sowobo676/
Sevebo675/
Siwavo674/
Sivabo674/
Seweba672/
Siwaba672/
Sibabo671/
Gebabo671/
Ziwabo671/

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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 Sewabo
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