Where Does The Last Name Sewen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sewen (Arabic: سيوين) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant: Sewén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Sewen is the 1,806,862^nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Sewen reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sewen is also the 746,252^nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 152 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Sewen is most common in: West Sepik, where 48 percent are found, Madang, where 29 percent are found and Morobe, where 6 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 19 percent are found.

Sewen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sewen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.