Sewanywa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sewanywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewanywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139

Sewanywa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewanywa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewanywa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sewanywa are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Sewanywa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda Sewanywa is most common in: Wakiso District, where 80 percent live, Kampala District, where 5 percent live and Mityana District, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Sewanywa occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 44 percent live.

Sewanywa Last Name Statistics demography

Sewanywa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.43% more than the national average, earning R 431,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssewanywa94103/
Ssewannywa891/
Siwanywa881/
Ssawanywa821/
Sewenjwa751/
Shevanyova674/
Sewagnui637/
Sivanyova594/
Shevaneva592/
Sebanjjwe591/
Shivanyova565/
Syvaneva508/
Sivaneva503/
Sivaniva501/

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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 Sewanywa
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