Sewnath Surname

319,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sewnath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewnath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6371:85,05110,461
Suriname3131:1,766212
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Sewnath (211) may also be a first name.

Sewnath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sewnath is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewnath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sewnath is the 319,360th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,223,353 people. The last name Sewnath occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Sewnath are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sewnath is also the 622,565th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 211 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 85,051. In South Africa Sewnath is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent are found, Gauteng, where 8 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Sewnath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sewnath last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sewnath earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning R 257,508 per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewnauth93165/
Siewnath9328/
Shewnath9328/
Seewnath936/
Sewnadth931/
Siewnauth889/
Shewnauth882/
Sheewnath881/
Jewnath8618/
Siwnath866/
Sownath863/
Sewnate861/
Shiwnath80137/
Sivenath8035/
Sewennat801/
Sebnat77140/
Sawnat7749/
Shiwnauth7514/
Schiwnath752/
Seebnauth751/
Shewneuth751/
Shivwnath751/
Sivnath71186/
Cebnath712/
Shivnath6796/
Shavnath671/
Shibnauth63349/
Shivnauth6390/
Shivnathe631/
Jewnot621/
Zebnat621/
Gibnath571/
Shivnadh531/

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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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  • 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 Sewnath
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