Sewanu Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Sewanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 255 | 1:694,677 | 32,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Sewanu (1,042) may also be a first name.
Sewanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sewanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sewanu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sewanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 978,274th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname Sewanu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sewanu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 248,215th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,042 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 694,677. In Nigeria Sewanu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 60 percent live and Ogun, where 39 percent live. Besides Nigeria Sewanu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewanou | 92 | 1,571 | / |
| Sewannu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sewagnui | 86 | 7 | / |
| Seewannu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sewannou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sewonu | 83 | 1,061 | / |
| Sawanu | 83 | 62 | / |
| Sewenu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Sowanu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sevanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Siwanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jewanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sebanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sewonou | 77 | 1,612 | / |
| Saveanu | 77 | 136 | / |
| Săveanu | 77 | 87 | / |
| Sawanhu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sawwanu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shewenu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shawanu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sevanus | 77 | 8 | / |
| Siwannu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Siwanou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jewanut | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sewhenu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chewanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gewanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sywanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sebanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siebanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shiwanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawannu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shebanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seebanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siwanut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiswanu | 71 | 107 | / |
| Sahawanu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sevanous | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siebanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sowannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sowhannu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sihwangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sewounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawanhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cebanu | 67 | 4,864 | / |
| Sivanu | 67 | 474 | / |
| Savanu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Sahawanou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jiwanu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sawenu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sibanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giwanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sowonu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shiwaanhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siewonnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowenu | 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
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- 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 Sewanu
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