Sewei Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Sewei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Sewei (27) may also be a first name.
Sewei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sewei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sewei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻚ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sewei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sewei is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Sewei is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Sewei reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 27 people.
The last name Sewei is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 63 percent reside and Madang, where 38 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Sewei occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sewei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sewei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻚ | aswylk | - |
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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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- 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 Sewei
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