Sewanou Surname
Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname
Sewanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,515 | 1:6,822 | 940 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Sewanou (2,021) may also be a first name.
Sewanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sewanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sewanou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sewanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 252,019th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,638,794 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sewanou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sewanou is also the 168,031st most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 2,021 people.
This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 1,515 people, or 1 in 6,822. In Benin Sewanou is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 35 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 20 percent are found and Zou Department, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewannou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sewanu | 92 | 264 | / |
| Sewano | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sewonou | 86 | 1,612 | / |
| Siwanou | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sewannu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sewango | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sebanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sywanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sewagnui | 80 | 7 | / |
| Seewannu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sevanous | 80 | 4 | / |
| Siebanou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ssewango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sewounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sewonu | 77 | 1,061 | / |
| Sewana | 77 | 600 | / |
| Sevano | 77 | 19 | / |
| Sevanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Siwanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siwano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sebanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siewonnou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sewanna | 71 | 532 | / |
| Sehwana | 71 | 265 | / |
| Siwanoi | 71 | 116 | / |
| Săveanu | 71 | 87 | / |
| Sibanou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Siwanno | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sgevano | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sewaney | 71 | 11 | / |
| Siwatno | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sevanus | 71 | 8 | / |
| Siwannu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ssebano | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sewanye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Siwanop | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ssewana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seivano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siwanut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seveano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seawana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seewana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sevanot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seebanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shewono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saywano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sevanno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shebanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sewonno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sevanoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sevanos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiwano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiwanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siebanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sebaano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chewanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seebano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sevango | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shewana | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chiswanu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Seewanna | 67 | 74 | / |
| Schevano | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shewanah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sebounou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shehbano | 67 | 4 | / |
| Syvanous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssewanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sihwangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sebanayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saibanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwomnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivanous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sebanhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sewanou
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