Sewda Surname

241,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sewda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
India271:28,409,829361,298
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sewda (32) may also be a first name.

Sewda Last Name Facts

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

Sewda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺩﺓ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,884th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,414,019 people. The surname Sewda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sewda are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sewda is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 32 people.

The last name Sewda is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Outside of Ethiopia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szewda9114/
Sewdai912/
Sewdap911/
Shewdat8374/
Seewdas831/
Schewda831/
Zewda804,354/
Sawda804,122/
Sevda801,157/
Sowda801,072/
Jewda80466/
Sebda80429/
Sefda805/
Siwda802/
Sewdi801/
Sewde801/
Gewda801/
Seewdath775/
Sheewdas771/
Sawday73546/
Sevdas7356/
Shewde7355/
Zewdea7349/
Shawda7342/
Siweda7329/
Sawdai7319/
Sawdah7318/
Sowdha7313/
Szebda7311/
Szewdo736/
Showda736/
Chewda736/
Sawdha735/
Sowdai735/
Sevdai733/
Sowdaa732/
Shevda731/
Zewday731/
Sowdea731/
Sowdah731/
Sevdah731/
Sevdaja675/
Sevdath674/
Showhda673/
Shawdah673/
Shawday672/
Siwedha671/
Seibtda671/
Schowda671/
Showdha671/
Shewdou671/
Shewder671/
Seywede671/
Sheevda671/
Saywwda671/
Jewdatt671/

Sewda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sewda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﺩﺓswdt45.45
ﺳﻮﺩﻩswdh36.36
ﺳﻮﺩswd9.09
ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﻩalswdh9.09

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Footnotes

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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 Sewda
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