Sewlan Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Sewlan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 142 | 1:72,786 | 8,756 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
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
Sewlan is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sewlan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sewlan is the 1,471,719th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Sewlan occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 61 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 72,786. In Benin it is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 82 percent reside, Zou Department, where 14 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siewlan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shewlan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Siewlian | 86 | 30 | / |
| Sheewlan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawlan | 83 | 287 | / |
| Sevlan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sewlam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seblan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sevland | 77 | 173 | / |
| Seblian | 77 | 62 | / |
| Sevlian | 77 | 21 | / |
| Shawlan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Shevlan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Seblain | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sheblan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Szeblan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sawlian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chewlan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seavlan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seblean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Siwelane | 71 | 740 | / |
| Shevlane | 71 | 112 | / |
| Shevland | 71 | 57 | / |
| Sewillam | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sewellam | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jewliang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawlian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sivellan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seblon | 67 | 293 | / |
| Cevlan | 67 | 154 | / |
| Sawłan | 67 | 56 | / |
| Schawlann | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gevlan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sewlom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sawlon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheawlean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeblan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syvlan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sevlam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saywlayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewellian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowlon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sewlan
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