Sewalu Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sewalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sewalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewalu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. Sewalu is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sewalu live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 42 percent are found, Kampala District, where 29 percent are found and Luweero District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssewalu92278/
Seiwalu923/
Sebalu83211/
Zewalu8349/
Sewelu8320/
Sawalu8312/
Sevalu831/
Siwalu831/
Sewallius807/
Ssebalu77474/
Sevalou77194/
Sawaliu7720/
Shawalu779/
Shevalu774/
Sebalou773/
Sebalhu773/
Seballu771/
Ssawalu771/
Shevallu712/
Shawwalu711/
Shawaalu711/
Jaiswalu711/
Sibalu6754/
Sawelu6743/
Sevallius6724/
Savalu6722/
Savolu6719/
Sowelu6716/
Sebolu6712/
Siwolu675/
Sivalu673/
Sowolu672/
Ziwalu671/
Jewolu671/
Sevelu671/
Savelu671/
Siwelu671/
Sevolu671/

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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 Sewalu
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