Sewnarain Surname

225,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sewnarain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewnarain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2211:44,3725,667
Suriname2811:1,967247
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
Mauritius801:16,1683,436
Guyana421:18,1482,339
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
East Timor11:1,215,928507
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Sewnarain (86) may also be a first name.

Sewnarain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewnarain is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewnarain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sewnarain is the 225,704th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,048,637 people. The last name Sewnarain occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Sewnarain reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 86 people.

Sewnarain is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,221 people, or 1 in 44,372. In South Africa Sewnarain is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 83 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Sewnarain is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Sewnarain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sewnarain are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Sewnarain earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.84% more than the national average, earning R 284,796 per year; in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,944 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sewnarain
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