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 is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sewela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,555th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. The surname Sewela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sewela reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,109th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 8,542 people.

The last name Sewela is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,170 people, or 1 in 46,306. In South Africa Sewela is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 43 percent reside, Limpopo, where 36 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Botswana, where 7 percent reside.

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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