Sewia Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sewia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Sewia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewia is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sewia.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sewia is the 1,658,108th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Sewia reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 1,555,873. In Indonesia Sewia is mostly concentrated in: West Papua, where 99 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewiha9120/
Sewiah911/
Sewuiah831/
Sawia801,841/
Sebia801,222/
Sevia80171/
Siwia8027/
Sewya808/
Jewia808/
Gewia807/
Sowia803/
Sywia802/
Zewia801/
Sewio800/
Shewayia774/
Seewijai771/
Sebiha731,323/
Sawiah73611/
Shawia73180/
Shewio73138/
Sebiaa7367/
Sawiea7348/
Seweah7336/
Siwiha7327/
Sowiha7318/
Shevia7314/
Sevija7314/
Shebia7314/
Chewia7310/
Sehwea739/
Sawija737/
Sawiha735/
Sebiea733/
Sawuia732/
Sahwia731/
Sawhia731/
Shiwia731/
Sesvia731/
Seweha731/
Sowiah731/
Seawea731/
Zeawia731/
Saweia731/
Zewija731/
Siwias731/
Xsevia731/
Seivia730/
Seviat730/
Sevias730/
Sowiea730/
Scevia730/
Sawaiya67250/
Sehweah67164/
Saywiah6760/
Sewaaya6714/
Seiweah679/
Sohwiah678/
Seaweah677/
Sehbiah676/
Siwijai672/
Jewiasz672/
Soweija671/
Shebija671/
Sevhias671/
Sheivya671/
Sheibya671/
Sewajja671/
Seiwhea671/
Sheweah671/
Sevogia671/
Siwaiya671/
Shawiah671/
Sowaiya671/
Saveiya671/
Drzewia671/
Shewyae671/
Sechuia670/

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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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  • 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 Sewia
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