Sewela Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sewela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1701:46,3065,905
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sewela (8,542) may also be a first name.

Sewela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sewela is the 276,555th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,197,964 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sewela are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sewela is also the 68,109th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 8,542 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,170 people, or 1 in 46,306. In South Africa Sewela is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, Limpopo, where 36 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Botswana, where 7 percent live.

Sewela Last Name Statistics demography

Sewela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.88% less than the national average, earning R 166,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewehla9223/
Sewella928/
Schewela8616/
Siewiela868/
Shewella864/
Siwela8313,018/
Sebela833,762/
Sowela83817/
Sewele83443/
Sewelo83303/
Sewala83155/
Sevela83102/
Sawela8362/
Seweli839/
Sewely832/
Zewela832/
Gewela831/
Sewila831/
Sewola831/
Seweła831/
Jewela830/
Seabela773,139/
Shevela771,469/
Sebeela771,427/
Sejuela77457/
Sevella77293/
Shebela77286/
Siwiela77144/
Shewele7795/
Sewalia7782/
Siwella7772/
Szeweła7756/
Siebela7752/
Sebelia7728/
Shiwela7722/
Shawela7722/
Sewelee7716/
Saveela7715/
Sewehli7712/
Sebelau779/
Sebeala779/
Sewahla777/
Seebela777/
Siewelo776/
Seevala775/
Sewiola775/
Shewala775/
Siwelah774/
Sheweli774/
Chewela774/
Sevelia774/
Sebelai774/
Sebelah774/
Sewilla773/
Sevelas773/
Sewalya772/
Siswela772/
Sawelah772/
Saiwela771/
Seiwala771/
Sevelya771/
Sewalla771/
Seweley771/
Sevelha771/
Sewalah771/
Seweili771/
Seweloh771/
Ssewala771/
Sawelea771/
Djewela771/
Sievela771/
Sibeela771/
Sewello771/
Sehwele771/
Sehwelo771/
Seibela771/
Seewala771/
Sewalai771/
Sewilai771/
Jewelia770/
Schebela71108/
Shevella7173/
Shawelya7156/
Szewiola7124/
Shevelya7123/
Chiswela7121/
Sewaliah7113/
Seevilai7113/
Sahawela719/
Seewilai719/
Siwellah718/
Sehwaila715/
Shehweli715/
Sevellia714/
Sejuelas713/
Schevela713/
Ssewalya713/
Sibehela713/
Szawiela712/
Seevilas712/
Shybeela711/
Shewaala711/
Shewalai711/
Shejwala711/
Seebayla711/
Sehuelea711/
Shebeela711/
Saywelay711/
Seiwolah711/
Shewealy711/
Szebelai711/
Szewelie711/
Szewieła711/
Seshwele711/
Sehwehle711/
Shewalay711/
Seeboila711/
Seewilad711/
Seiwalai711/
Seiwilai711/
Shaweela711/
Sewallah711/
Sewwilay711/
Sheabela710/
Sebele6715,822/
Siwila678,211/
Sawala673,139/
Savela672,651/
Siwele671,230/
Sibela671,088/
Sevila671,001/
Šebela67825/
Sevele67607/
Siwala67518/
Sovela67485/
Sivela67457/
Sebelo67386/
Sawila67346/
Ševela67325/
Gevela67300/
Sowala67206/
Sevelo67180/
Sebeli67151/
Sevola67143/
Sewolo67137/
Sevala67129/
Sebila67129/
Cevela67101/
Gebela67100/
Sevely6790/
Sevelj6765/
Sowelo6759/
Dziewiela6756/
Sawola6751/
Siwelo6746/
Schewiola6743/
Sewilo6734/
Seveli6729/
Cebela6729/
Sowola6724/
Sawelo6714/
Zowela6713/
Sywala6712/
Jevela679/
Siweli679/
Saweelaay679/
Seveljova678/
Zebela678/
Žebela677/
Sewiła675/
Sewile674/
Zawela674/
Shevelyoa673/
Ziwela673/
Sowila673/
Siwola672/
Shchevela672/
Schevella672/
Jeweła672/
Jewelo671/
Shevellaa671/
Shevellha671/
Saywhelay671/
Zewola671/
Saweła671/
Schewelis671/
Sebyla671/
Geuela671/
Ciwela671/
Giwela671/
Xiwela671/
Sewili671/
Xebela671/
Saweelaai671/
Shevellia670/
Sivetella670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sewela
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