Sewetse Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sewetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sewetse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewetse is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewetse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sewetse reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Botswana, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Barring Botswana this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Sewetse Last Name Statistics demography

Sewetse earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning R 267,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewetsi8679/
Sewatse861/
Siwetshe8040/
Sebetshe801/
Sevetshe801/
Sevets77221/
Siwets773/
Sebets772/
Seweitzer751/
Shevets7188/
Shebets7158/
Sewetji719/
Sawatse718/
Sewatsi716/
Sehweitzer713/
Siwetsa712/
Zewatse711/
Sebitse711/
Sebetsi711/
Siebets711/
Scebets711/
Sievets711/
Siwatse711/
Seiwetz710/
Sheweitzer710/
Sivetshe67106/
Chiwetse6771/
Schevets679/
Scheweitzer677/
Sawatsee676/
Sheeweez671/
Sibetshe671/
Sewez671/
Sewec671/
Sevitser670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sewetse
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