Sewlan Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sewlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1421:72,7868,756
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sewlan (61) may also be a first name.

Sewlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sewlan is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sewlan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewlan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,471,719th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sewlan live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sewlan is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 61 people.

The surname Sewlan is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 72,786. In Benin Sewlan is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 82 percent reside, Zou Department, where 14 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Benin Sewlan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siewlan922/
Shewlan921/
Siewlian8630/
Sheewlan861/
Sawlan83287/
Sevlan832/
Sewlam831/
Seblan831/
Sevland77173/
Seblian7762/
Sevlian7721/
Shawlan7719/
Shevlan7711/
Seblain777/
Sheblan775/
Szeblan775/
Sawlian771/
Chewlan771/
Seavlan770/
Seblean770/
Siwelane71740/
Shevlane71112/
Shevland7157/
Sewillam719/
Sewellam716/
Jewliang711/
Shawlian711/
Sivellan710/
Seblon67293/
Cevlan67154/
Sawłan6756/
Schawlann676/
Gevlan676/
Sewlom674/
Sawlon672/
Cheawlean671/
Zeblan671/
Syvlan671/
Sevlam671/
Saywlayne671/
Jewellian671/
Sowlon670/

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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 Sewlan
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