Sewkumar Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sewkumar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewkumar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Suriname191:29,0855,642
England31:18,572,686338,250

Sewkumar (173) may also be a first name.

Sewkumar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewkumar is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewkumar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Sewkumar are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 694,534th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 173 people.

The last name Sewkumar is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 501,645. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found, Free State, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Guyana, where 14 percent are found.

Sewkumar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sewkumar last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sewkumar earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.91% more than the national average, earning R 303,972 per year and in United States they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $43,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siewkumar9415/
Shewkumar947/
Shiwkumar8226/
Sewkoemar829/
Sewkoomar821/
Shievkumar789/
Shivwkumar781/
Sheivkumar781/
Sivkumar7511/
Shivkumar711,982/
Sewcoomar7163/
Sewcommar715/
Shovkumar711/
Shivkomar5916/

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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 Sewkumar
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